Charles Ridsdale

Charles Henry Ridsdale (also Risdale; 1873–1952) was an eminent Anglican bishop in the first half of the twentieth century.^[1]

Educated at Malvern College and Trinity College, Oxford he was ordained in 1898.^[2] and began his ecclesiastical career as a Curate in Tideswell. After this he was head of the Trinity College Mission at Stratford; Vicar of St Margaret's, Leytonstone; and then Archdeacon of Gloucester before a 13-year spell as Bishop of Colchester (1933–1946).^[3]^[4]

Notes

^ "Who Was Who" 1897-2007. London: A & C Black. 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7.
^ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory. London: John Phillips. 1900.
^ "Ecclesiastical News Suffragan Bishop of Colchester, Plans for Consecration". The Times. No. 46560. London. 27 September 1933. p 15 Col. E.
^ "Bishop of Colchester to Retire". The Times. No. 50501. London. 12 July 1946. p 6 Col. D.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Thomas Chapman	Bishop of Colchester 1933–1946	Succeeded by Dudley Narborough

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v t e Archdeacons of Gloucester
High Medieval	Thurstinus Robert Gervase Richard (I) Matthew William of Northall Robert de Inglesham Richard (II) John de Gray William de Verdun Maurice de Arundel William Lupus Thomas Hugh de Cantilupe Robert de Fangfoss John of Capévreux
Late Medieval	Walter de Burdon William de Birstone Nicholas de Hungate Hugh de Statherne Joceus de Kinebauton John de Uske Roger de Breynton Richard de Ledbury Thomas de Stratford Roger Peres William de Thirsford Nicholas Geyell Richard Winchcombe Nicholas Herbury Philip Polton John Kingscote John Segden Robert Morton John Dunmoe John de Gigliis
Early modern	Geoffrey Blythe Thomas Ruthall Peter Carmelian John Bell Nicholas Wotton John Williams Guy Etton George Savage Robert Hill Samuel Burton Hugh Robinson John Middleton Edward Pope John Gregory Thomas Hyde Robert Parsons Nathaniel Lye William Geekie Richard Hurd James Webster
Late modern	Timothy Stonhouse Vigor Thomas Rudge John Timbrill Sir George Prevost John Sheringham John Bowers Edward Scobell Walter Hobhouse Charles Ridsdale Austin Hodson Walter Wardle Chris Wagstaff Geoffrey Sidaway Jackie Searle Hilary Dawson (announced)

v t e Bishops of Colchester
Alfred Blomfield Henry Johnson Robert Whitcombe Thomas Chapman Charles Ridsdale Dudley Narborough Roderic Coote (became first area bishop)
Area bishops	Roderic Coote Michael Vickers Edward Holland Christopher Morgan Roger Morris