Victor George Shearburn (28 October 1900 – 3 December 1975)
[1] was an eminent
Anglican
clergyman
[2] in the middle third of the 20th century.
[3]
He was educated at
Felsted and
Hertford College, Oxford.
Ordained in 1924
[4] he held
curacies at All Souls,
Clapton Park
[5] and
St Barnabas,
Pimlico
[6] before becoming a member of the
Community of the Resurrection. In 1955 he became
Bishop of Rangoon, a post he held for 11 years; retiring back to Mirfield, he served as an
Assistant Bishop of Wakefield.
References
- ^ The Times, Friday, 5 Dec 1975; pg. 16; Issue 59570; col F V. G. Shearburn
- ^ London Gazette
- ^ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ Now redundant
- ^ "Church web site". Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
Victor George Shearburn (28 October 1900 – 3 December 1975)
[1] was an eminent
Anglican
clergyman
[2] in the middle third of the 20th century.
[3]
He was educated at
Felsted and
Hertford College, Oxford.
Ordained in 1924
[4] he held
curacies at All Souls,
Clapton Park
[5] and
St Barnabas,
Pimlico
[6] before becoming a member of the
Community of the Resurrection. In 1955 he became
Bishop of Rangoon, a post he held for 11 years; retiring back to Mirfield, he served as an
Assistant Bishop of Wakefield.
References
- ^ The Times, Friday, 5 Dec 1975; pg. 16; Issue 59570; col F V. G. Shearburn
- ^ London Gazette
- ^ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ Now redundant
- ^ "Church web site". Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.