Richard Dyke Acland
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Richard Dyke Acland was a British
soldier and then clergyman.
He was the son of Reverend Henry Dyke Acland, grandson of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet, and his wife Adelaide Clementina Hart Davis, daughter of Richard Vaughan Davis. Dyke Acland was educated in Keble College, Oxford
and graduated with a Master of Arts
. He served in the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Oxfordshire Light Infantry and reached the rank of captain.
In 1905, Dyke Acland was appointed curate of St Mary, Slough and held this post until 1911.
He became a missionary for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in the following year and proselytized in Ahmednagar, India
. He was the society's secretary between 1925 and 1929, and served as Bishop of Bombay
until 1947. In the latter year, he was decorated with the Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal. In 1948, he returned to England and was then assistant to the Bishop of Bath and Wells
until his death in 1954.
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soldier and then clergyman.
He was the son of Reverend Henry Dyke Acland, grandson of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet, and his wife Adelaide Clementina Hart Davis, daughter of Richard Vaughan Davis. Dyke Acland was educated in Keble College, Oxford
Keble College, Oxford
Keble College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the University Museum and the University Parks. The college is bordered to the north by Keble Road, to the south by Museum Road, and to the west by Blackhall...
and graduated with a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (Oxbridge)
In the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, Bachelors of Arts of these universities are admitted to the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts on application after six or seven years' seniority as members of the university .There is no examination or study required for the degree...
. He served in the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Oxfordshire Light Infantry and reached the rank of captain.
In 1905, Dyke Acland was appointed curate of St Mary, Slough and held this post until 1911.
He became a missionary for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in the following year and proselytized in Ahmednagar, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was the society's secretary between 1925 and 1929, and served as Bishop of Bombay
Bishop of Bombay
The Bishop of Bombay was the Ordinary of the Anglican Church in Bombay from its inception in 1837 until the foundation of the Church in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon in 1927; and since then head of one of its most prominent Dioceses.-External links:*...
until 1947. In the latter year, he was decorated with the Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal. In 1948, he returned to England and was then assistant to the Bishop of Bath and Wells
Bishop of Bath and Wells
The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England.The present diocese covers the vast majority of the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in...
until his death in 1954.