Harry Thomas (bishop)
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Harry Thomas was the Bishop of Taunton
from 1945 until his death a decade later. Born in 1897 and educated at Oriel College, Oxford he was ordained in 1924. He was a Lecturer
at Ely Theological College and then Archdeacon
of Brisbane
. An Anglo Catholic he was taken ill in the summer of 1955 and died in hospital on 8 July 1955.
Bishop of Taunton
The Bishop of Taunton is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 and takes its name after Taunton, the county town of Somerset.The...
from 1945 until his death a decade later. Born in 1897 and educated at Oriel College, Oxford he was ordained in 1924. He was a Lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
at Ely Theological College and then 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 Brisbane
Anglican Diocese of Brisbane
The Anglican Diocese of Brisbane is based in Brisbane, Australia. The diocesan bishop's seat is St John's Cathedral, Brisbane. The current Archbishop of Brisbane is the Most Reverend Phillip Aspinall, who is also the Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia.The diocese stretches from the inner...
. An Anglo Catholic he was taken ill in the summer of 1955 and died in hospital on 8 July 1955.