Henry Cecil Read
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The Right Reverend
Henry Cecil Read was an Anglican Bishop
in India from 1944 to 1957.
He was born on Christmas Day 1890, educated at Wellington College
and Caius
and ordained in 1915. He was a CMS
Missionary
until he became Principal St Andrew Divinity School in 1930, a post he held for nine years. From 1940 to 1944 he was Archdeacon
of Aurangabad when he became Bishop of Nasik
. He was a Canon Residentiary
at Rochester Cathedral
until 1961 and died on 29 May 1963.
Right Reverend
The Right Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures.*In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain it applies to bishops except that The Most Reverend is used for archbishops .*In some churches with a...
Henry Cecil Read 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...
in India from 1944 to 1957.
He was born on Christmas Day 1890, educated at Wellington College
Wellington College, Berkshire
-Former pupils:Notable former pupils include historian P. J. Marshall, architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, impressionist Rory Bremner, Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, author Sebastian Faulks, language school pioneer John Haycraft, political journalist Robin Oakley, actor Sir Christopher...
and Caius
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and...
and ordained in 1915. He was a CMS
Church Mission Society
The Church Mission Society, also known as the Church Missionary Society, is a group of evangelistic societies working with the Anglican Communion and Protestant Christians around the world...
Missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
until he became Principal St Andrew Divinity School in 1930, a post he held for nine years. From 1940 to 1944 he was 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 Aurangabad when he became Bishop of Nasik
Bishop of Nasik
The Bishop of Nasik exercises episcopal leadership over the Diocese of Nasik of the Church of North India.-Succession:This is an incomplete list of people who have served as the Bishop of Nagpur.-See also:*Christianity in India...
. He was a Canon Residentiary
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 ....
at Rochester Cathedral
Rochester Cathedral
Rochester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Norman church in Rochester, Kent. The bishopric is second oldest in England after Canterbury...
until 1961 and died on 29 May 1963.