Charles Christopher Watts
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Christopher Charles Watts (also rendered Charles Christopher Watts; 6 May 1877, Kensworth
- July 1958) was an Anglican Bishop
. Watts was the son of the Revd George Edward Oscar Watts, Vicar of Kensworth
, Bedfordshire
in England. He was educated at Shrewsbury School
and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
, graduating BA
in 1899 and proceeding MA
in 1904.
in 1900 and priest
in 1901 by the Bishop of London
, serving as curate
of St. Mark's, Noel Park
, London (St Mark's Website). In 1907 he went out to Southern Africa, and began work as Priest-in-charge of Mbabane
in Swaziland
in the diocese of Zululand
, and headmaster of St. Mark's European School (until 1920), and St. Mark's Coloured School. In 1917 he was appointed Canon
of St. Peter's Cathedral
, Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal
, and from 1918 he served as Archdeacon
of Swaziland
.
He returned to England in 1927, to his old parish of St. Mark's, Noel Park, where he served as Vicar
until 1929. In 1930 he assumed duties as Warden
of Zonnebloem College, Cape Town
. In 1931, however, he was chosen to be Bishop of St. Helena
, being consecrated as such in St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town
, on St. Barnabas' Day, 11 June 1931 by the Archbishop of Cape Town
, assisted by the Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman
, and Bishop Williams. He was enthroned
in St. Paul's Cathedral, St. Helena, on 12 July 1931.
Watts served as Administrator of the diocese
of Damaraland
, in 1934-1935, and in 1935 was translated as second Lord Bishop to Damaraland. He resigned his diocese in December 1938, and returned to live in South Africa. He served as Rector of Victoria West with Carnarvon, in the diocese of Cape Town (1939-1940); and as Rector of Knysna
(1940-1946); and Priest-in-charge of Riversdale
(1946-1947), both in the diocese of George
. He retired in 1947.
Watts was married to Madoline Beatrice Adams in 1930.
Kensworth
Kensworth is a village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish is located on the edge of Dunstable Downs, and includes the hamlets of California and Kensworth Lynch....
- July 1958) was an Anglican Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
. Watts was the son of the Revd George Edward Oscar Watts, Vicar of Kensworth
Kensworth
Kensworth is a village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish is located on the edge of Dunstable Downs, and includes the hamlets of California and Kensworth Lynch....
, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
in England. He was educated at Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged 13 to 18, founded by Royal Charter in 1552. The present campus to which the school moved in 1882 is located on the banks of the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England...
and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
, graduating BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1899 and proceeding MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in 1904.
Career
He was ordained deaconDeacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
in 1900 and priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
in 1901 by the Bishop of London
Bishop of London
The Bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 458 km² of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the River Thames and a small part of the County of Surrey...
, serving as curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
of St. Mark's, Noel Park
Noel Park
Noel Park in London, England, is a late-19th early 20th-century planned community consisting of 2,200 model dwellings, designed by Rowland Plumbe. It was developed in open countryside to the north of London in the valley of the River Moselle, about half-way between the historic villages of Highgate...
, London (St Mark's Website). In 1907 he went out to Southern Africa, and began work as Priest-in-charge of Mbabane
Mbabane
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in Swaziland
Swaziland
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
in the diocese of Zululand
Anglican Diocese of Zululand
The Anglican Diocese of Zululand covers the part of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal around Utrecht, a small town in the foothills of the Balele Mountains in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa...
, and headmaster of St. Mark's European School (until 1920), and St. Mark's Coloured School. In 1917 he was appointed Canon
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
of St. Peter's Cathedral
St. Peter's Cathedral
-Canada:*St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica, London, Ontario*St. Peter's Cathedral , Prince Edward Island-Germany:* Bremen Cathedral, dedicated to St. Peter* Regensburg Cathedral, Bavaria, dedicated to St. Peter* Cathedral of St...
, Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal
Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal
Vryheid is a coal mining and cattle ranching town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Vryheid is Afrikaans for "freedom" or "liberty".-History:...
, and from 1918 he served as Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of Swaziland
Swaziland
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
.
He returned to England in 1927, to his old parish of St. Mark's, Noel Park, where he served as Vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
until 1929. In 1930 he assumed duties as Warden
Warden (college)
A warden is the head of some colleges and other educational institutions. This applies especially at some colleges and institutions at the University of Oxford:* All Souls College* Greyfriars* Keble College* Merton College* New College* Nuffield College...
of Zonnebloem College, Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
. In 1931, however, he was chosen to be Bishop of St. Helena
Anglican Diocese of St Helena
The Diocese of Saint Helena is an Anglican diocese within the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It covers the islands of Saint Helena and Ascension in the Atlantic Ocean and was created in 1859. St Paul's Cathedral is on Saint Helena.-History:...
, being consecrated as such in St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town
St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town
St George's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cape Town....
, on St. Barnabas' Day, 11 June 1931 by the Archbishop of Cape Town
Archbishop of Cape Town
The Archbishop of Cape Town is the Primate / Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.The current Archbishop is the Most Reverend Thabo MakgobaRobert Gray was the first Anglican Bishop of Cape Town.-List of Bishops and Archbishops:...
, assisted by the Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman
Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman
The Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman is the Bishop of the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, which encompasses the area around Kimberley and Kuruman and overlaps the Northern Cape Province and North West Province of South Africa. The current bishop is the Rt...
, and Bishop Williams. He was enthroned
Enthroned
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in St. Paul's Cathedral, St. Helena, on 12 July 1931.
Watts served as Administrator of the diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of Damaraland
Damaraland
Damaraland was a name given to the north-central part of what later became Namibia, inhabited by the Damaras. It was bounded roughly by Ovamboland in the north, the Namib Desert in the west, the Kalahari Desert in the east, and Windhoek in the south....
, in 1934-1935, and in 1935 was translated as second Lord Bishop to Damaraland. He resigned his diocese in December 1938, and returned to live in South Africa. He served as Rector of Victoria West with Carnarvon, in the diocese of Cape Town (1939-1940); and as Rector of Knysna
Knysna
Knysna is a town with 76,431 inhabitants in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and is part of the Garden Route. It lies 34 degrees south of the equator, and is 72 kilometres east from the town of George on the N2 highway, and 25 kilometres west of Plettenberg Bay on the same road.-History:A...
(1940-1946); and Priest-in-charge of Riversdale
Riversdale, Western Cape
Riversdale is a town located on the N2 highway between Cape Town and George on the Agulhas Coastal Plain of the southern Western Cape province of South Africa. It is an agricultural service orientated town, being a hub for shopping and other services for surrounding farming communities, smaller...
(1946-1947), both in the diocese of George
George, Western Cape
George is a city with 203,253 inhabitants in South Africa's Western Cape province. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre and the administrative and commercial hub of the Garden Route.- Location :...
. He retired in 1947.
Watts was married to Madoline Beatrice Adams in 1930.