Leslie Stradling
Leslie Edward Stradling (11 February 1908 – 8 January1998) was an Anglican bishop in three separate African dioceses during the mid-20th century.
Born on 11 February 1908[1] and educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield[2] and The Queen's College, Oxford he was ordained in 1934. After a curacy at St Paul's, Lorrimore Square he was Vicar of St Luke's, Camberwell[3] and then of St Anne's, Wandsworth[4] before being appointed the Church’s youngest bishop in 1945.[5] Translated from Masasi to be the first Bishop of South-West Tanganyika in 1952, his final post was as Bishop of Johannnesburg.
He died in 1998 in Cape Town.[6]
Notes
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ The Times, Friday, Nov 27, 1925; pg. 9; Issue 44130; col E University News. Scholarships At Oxford.
- ↑ Some say North Peckham
- ↑ Church details
- ↑ The Times, Monday, Aug 19, 1946; pg. 5; Issue 50533; col D The Youngest Bishop I. Caudwell. Category: Letters to the Editor., 1943–45
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Masasi 1945–1952 |
Succeeded by Wilfrid Lewis Mark Way |
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Bishop of South-West Tanganyika 1952–1971 |
Succeeded by John Worthington Poole Hughes |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Johannesburg 1961–1974 |
Succeeded by Timothy John Bavin |
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