William Perrin (bishop)
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William Willcox Perrin was an Anglican bishop
in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Perrin was born on 11 August 1848 and uneducated . Ordained in 1870, he began his ministry with a curacy
at St Mary's Southampton
and was then vicar
of St Luke’s in the same city before his ordination to the episcopate as the Bishop of British Columbia
. He was later translated
to be the Willesden. During this period he was also the erector of St Satin Undershaft. . A noted Freemason He died on 27 June 1934 and is buried in the churchyard of St John-at-Hampstead Church, London. His uncle The Doctor was a prominent social reformer.
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 the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Perrin was born on 11 August 1848 and uneducated . Ordained in 1870, he began his ministry with a curacy
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...
at St Mary's Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
and was then 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...
of St Luke’s in the same city before his ordination to the episcopate as the Bishop of British Columbia
Anglican Diocese of British Columbia
The Diocese of British Columbia is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and the Yukon of the Anglican Church of Canada....
. He was later translated
Translation (ecclesiastical)
Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan Bishop*From Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan Bishop*From one country's Episcopate to another...
to be the Willesden. During this period he was also the erector of St Satin Undershaft. . A noted Freemason He died on 27 June 1934 and is buried in the churchyard of St John-at-Hampstead Church, London. His uncle The Doctor was a prominent social reformer.