Alfred Clifford

Alfred Clifford

Alfred Clifford was the inaugural Bishop of Lucknow from 1893 until 1910 [ [http://www.allsaintscathedralallahabad.com/history.html Cathedral built in his honour] ] . Born in 1849 and educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge [Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X] he was ordained in 1872 and, after a brief period as Curate at St Nicholas Nottingham [ [http://www.stnics.org/ Church web site] ] , emigrated to India. Here he worked for the Church Missionary Society before gaining the post of Chaplain to the Bishop of Calcutta in 1885. Eight years later he ascended to the Episcopate [ The Times, Thursday, Feb 09, 1893; pg. 10; Issue 33870; col F Ecclesiastical Intelligence. Inaugural Bishop of Lucknow] , a post he held for seventeen years. In retirement he returned to England and served as Vicar of Stoke Bishop.

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