Robert Trefusis | |
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Bishop of Crediton | |
Diocese | Diocese of Exeter |
In office | 1897–1930 (d.) |
Successor | William Surtees |
Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Barnstaple (1909–1930) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1866 |
Consecration | 1897 by Frederick Temple (Canterbury) |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 9 July 1930 | (aged 87)
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Robert Trefusis, 17th Baron Clinton (grandfather) |
Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
Robert Edward Trefusis (24 January 1843 – 9 July 1930) was the first suffragan Bishop of Crediton from 1897 to 1930. [1]
Trefusis was born in Bideford in 1843, the second son of George Trefusis [2] (1793–1849), a younger son of Robert Trefusis, 17th Baron Clinton (1764–1797). [3]
Trefusis was educated at Cheltenham College [4] and Exeter College, Oxford. [5] Ordained in 1866, [6] he began his ordained ministry as a curate in Buckingham. He was then appointed by his cousin Mark Rolle, Lord of the Manor and patron of the living, as Vicar of Chittlehampton. [7] The parish church of Chittlehampton was dedicated to the little-known St Urith, believed to have been a local Saxon maiden born and martyred within the parish, and Trefusis named one of his daughters Hyeritha Trefusis in her honour. She became known to local parishioners as "Miss Urith". [8] He subsequently served for 33 years as Bishop suffragan of Crediton; he was also additionally Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1909. [9] He was consecrated a bishop on St Matthias' Day (24 February 1897), by Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. [10] He died on 9 July 1930. [11]
He celebrated the dedication of the Exeter War Memorial. [12]
Robert Trefusis | |
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Bishop of Crediton | |
Diocese | Diocese of Exeter |
In office | 1897–1930 (d.) |
Successor | William Surtees |
Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Barnstaple (1909–1930) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1866 |
Consecration | 1897 by Frederick Temple (Canterbury) |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 9 July 1930 | (aged 87)
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Robert Trefusis, 17th Baron Clinton (grandfather) |
Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
Robert Edward Trefusis (24 January 1843 – 9 July 1930) was the first suffragan Bishop of Crediton from 1897 to 1930. [1]
Trefusis was born in Bideford in 1843, the second son of George Trefusis [2] (1793–1849), a younger son of Robert Trefusis, 17th Baron Clinton (1764–1797). [3]
Trefusis was educated at Cheltenham College [4] and Exeter College, Oxford. [5] Ordained in 1866, [6] he began his ordained ministry as a curate in Buckingham. He was then appointed by his cousin Mark Rolle, Lord of the Manor and patron of the living, as Vicar of Chittlehampton. [7] The parish church of Chittlehampton was dedicated to the little-known St Urith, believed to have been a local Saxon maiden born and martyred within the parish, and Trefusis named one of his daughters Hyeritha Trefusis in her honour. She became known to local parishioners as "Miss Urith". [8] He subsequently served for 33 years as Bishop suffragan of Crediton; he was also additionally Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1909. [9] He was consecrated a bishop on St Matthias' Day (24 February 1897), by Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. [10] He died on 9 July 1930. [11]
He celebrated the dedication of the Exeter War Memorial. [12]