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Henry Mosley (bishop)

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Henry Mosley
Bishop of Southwell
Mosley in 1928
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Southwell and Nottingham
In office1928 to 1941
PredecessorBernard Heywood
SuccessorRussell Barry
Orders
Ordination1893
Consecration1919
Personal details
Born1868
Died1948 (aged 79–80)
DenominationAnglicanism
Alma materKeble College, Oxford

Henry Mosley (1868–1948) was an Anglican cleric who was Bishop of Stepney from 1919 to 1928 and Bishop of Southwell from 1928 to 1941.

Early life

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Mosley was born at Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, the son of Henry Mosley. He was educated at Newcastle-under-Lyme High School and matriculated at Keble College, Oxford on 17 October 1887.[1] He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1890.[2]

Ordained ministry

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Mosley was ordained in the Church of England in 1893.[3] He began with a curacy at Bethnal Green and held a succession of inner city posts in the east of London.[2] He was with the Trinity Stratford Mission and became Rector of Poplar. He was then at Hackney and Stoke Newington and became Rural Dean.[4] In 1919 he was appointed the suffragan Bishop of Stepney.[5] He was appointed Bishop of Southwell in 1928.[6] He retired in 1941 and served on the Council for the Church and the Countryside from 1943 to 1944.[7]

Personal life

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Mosley married Mildred Willis, daughter of Edmund Willis, curate of Horsham, in 1908. Together, they had two children. Their son Michael MC (1912–1942) was killed in action at the battle of El Alamein.[8] Their daughter, Mildred Betty (1909–2005), who married Michael Ridley (vicar of Pimlico and Finchley), became one of the most senior lay persons in the Church of England as the Third Church Estates Commissioner.

Mosley died in the Kingsclere district in 1948.

References

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  1. ^ Joseph Foster Oxford Men & their Colleges
  2. ^ a b “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. ^ "Mosley, Rt Rev. Henry, (1868–20 Jan. 1948)". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 1430.
  5. ^ "New Bishop Of Stepney. Appointment Of The Rev. H. Mosley", The Times 28 July 1919; p. 9.
  6. ^ "The See Of Southwell: Appointment Of Bishop Of Stepney" (Official Appointments and Notices), The Times, 16 June 1928, p. 14.
  7. ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Museum acquires military cross". The Royal Green Jackets Museum. 2 March 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Stepney
1919–1928
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Southwell
1928–1941
Succeeded by