Basil Staunton Batty OBE (12 May 1873 – 19 March 1952) was an Anglican suffragan bishop in the 20th century. [1]
Basil Batty was born into an ecclesiastical family on 12 May 1873: his father, William Edmund Batty, was Vicar of St John's, Walham Green. [2] After education at St Paul's and Selwyn College, Cambridge, [2] Batty began his ordained ministry [3] as a curate at St Clement's, York. [4] Following this he was Vicar of Medmenham, then Rector of South Hackney. Further incumbencies followed at St Gabriel's, Warwick Square, [5] and Christ Church, Mayfair. [6] He was also Rector of St Anne and St Agnes, Gresham Street. [1] In 1926 he was ordained to the episcopate as the first Bishop of Fulham, [7] a post he was to hold until 1947. A noted Europhile, [8] he died on 19 March 1952. [9]
References
- ^ a b Who was Who 1897-1990, London, A & C Black, 1991. ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ a b "Batty, Basil Staunton (BTY891BS)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ The Times, Monday, Sep 28, 1896; pg. 9; Issue 35007; col F Ordinations. York.
- ^ "St Clement's York website". Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ Church details
- ^ "Worship details". Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ The Times, 20 March 1952; pg. 6; Issue 52265; col D, Bishop B.S. Batty First Bishop Of Fulham
- ^ Papers within The national Archive
- ^ Obituary Bishop B.S. Batty First Bishop Of Fulham, The Times, 20 March 1952; pg. 6; Issue 52265; col D
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Basil Staunton Batty OBE (12 May 1873 – 19 March 1952) was an Anglican suffragan bishop in the 20th century. [1]
Basil Batty was born into an ecclesiastical family on 12 May 1873: his father, William Edmund Batty, was Vicar of St John's, Walham Green. [2] After education at St Paul's and Selwyn College, Cambridge, [2] Batty began his ordained ministry [3] as a curate at St Clement's, York. [4] Following this he was Vicar of Medmenham, then Rector of South Hackney. Further incumbencies followed at St Gabriel's, Warwick Square, [5] and Christ Church, Mayfair. [6] He was also Rector of St Anne and St Agnes, Gresham Street. [1] In 1926 he was ordained to the episcopate as the first Bishop of Fulham, [7] a post he was to hold until 1947. A noted Europhile, [8] he died on 19 March 1952. [9]
References
- ^ a b Who was Who 1897-1990, London, A & C Black, 1991. ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ a b "Batty, Basil Staunton (BTY891BS)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ The Times, Monday, Sep 28, 1896; pg. 9; Issue 35007; col F Ordinations. York.
- ^ "St Clement's York website". Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ Church details
- ^ "Worship details". Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ The Times, 20 March 1952; pg. 6; Issue 52265; col D, Bishop B.S. Batty First Bishop Of Fulham
- ^ Papers within The national Archive
- ^ Obituary Bishop B.S. Batty First Bishop Of Fulham, The Times, 20 March 1952; pg. 6; Issue 52265; col D
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