Charles Saunders (bishop)

Charles John Godfrey Saunders (1884 – 16 October 1973) was the Bishop of Lucknow from 1928 until 1938. He was born in 1884 and educated at Merchant Taylors' School and St John's College, Oxford.[1] Ordained in 1912 he emigrated to India where he worked as a missionary with the SPG. From 1921 to 1925 he was Staff Chaplain at the headquarters of the Indian Army followed by another three years in a similar post serving the Metropolitan of Calcutta[2] before his appointment to the episcopate. He was consecrated a bishop on St James's Day (25 July) 1928 at Allahabad.[3]

On returning to England he was an Assistant Bishop of Chichester, along with a succession of Sussex incumbencies: Uckfield[4] (1938–42), Barcombe (1942–47) and West Lavington (1947–53); he retired in 1953.[5] His last post was an honorary one, as part of the hospital chaplaincy team, in which capacity he wrote A History of the United Bristol Hospitals (Bristol, Board of Governors of the United Bristol Hospitals, 1960), in retirement at Bristol where he died on 16 October 1973.

References

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  1. ^ Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  2. ^ During which time he wrote Handbook for chaplains, India : a guide to the military, civil and ecclesiastical rules in force in India (Calcutta, Indian Army, 1926)
  3. ^ "The Church overseas. Miscellaneous". Church Times. No. 3424. 9 September 1928. p. 258. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ^ Ecclesiastical News New Assistant Bishop For Chichester (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Friday, 3 Feb 1939; pg. 18; Issue 48220; col G
  5. ^ "Saunders, Charles John Godfrey". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lucknow
1928 – 1938
Succeeded by