Henry Redmayne Holme (8 November 1839 in Kirk Leatham – 6 July 1891 at Basseterre) [1] was an Anglican bishop in the late 19th century. [2]
Of a Yorkshire family, [3] Henry Redmayne Holme was son of the Rev. James Holme. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1868. [4] Ordained in 1868, [5] his first posts were curacies [6] in Attercliffe [7] and Lythe. [8] From 1875 to 1881, he was Vicar of St Anthony's Montserrat, and from 1882 to 1891 Vicar of St George's, Basseterre, and Chaplain to the Bishop of Antigua; he was also Archdeacon of St Kitts from 1885 to 1891. In 1891, he was appointed Bishop of British Honduras. [9] Consecrated on 1 March, [10] he died in a shipwreck four months later. [11] There is a memorial to him [12] at Belize's Anglican cathedral. [13]
Henry Redmayne Holme (8 November 1839 in Kirk Leatham – 6 July 1891 at Basseterre) [1] was an Anglican bishop in the late 19th century. [2]
Of a Yorkshire family, [3] Henry Redmayne Holme was son of the Rev. James Holme. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1868. [4] Ordained in 1868, [5] his first posts were curacies [6] in Attercliffe [7] and Lythe. [8] From 1875 to 1881, he was Vicar of St Anthony's Montserrat, and from 1882 to 1891 Vicar of St George's, Basseterre, and Chaplain to the Bishop of Antigua; he was also Archdeacon of St Kitts from 1885 to 1891. In 1891, he was appointed Bishop of British Honduras. [9] Consecrated on 1 March, [10] he died in a shipwreck four months later. [11] There is a memorial to him [12] at Belize's Anglican cathedral. [13]