Mark Napier Trollope

Mark Napier Trollope was the third Bishop in Korea from 1911 ["New Bishop In Korea. (News)" The Times Tuesday, May 09, 1911; pg. 18; Issue 39580; col B"] until his death ["The Bishop Of Korea (Obituaries)" The Times Friday, Nov 07, 1930; pg. 16; Issue 45664; col E] . Born on 28 March 1862 and educated at Lancing College and New College, Oxford [“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X] , he was ordained in 1888. After a curacy at Great Yarmouth he spent a decade with the missionary team in Korea [”The Cross and the Rising Sun” Ion, A H: Ontario, Wilfrid Laurier University Press 1990 ISBN 0889209774] . Returning to England he was successively Vicar of "St Saviour's, Poplar" [ [http://website.lineone.net/~fight/Stepney/churches.htm Parish history (1)] ] and "St Alban the Martyr, Bordesley" [ [http://www.saintalban.co.uk/pollocks.html Parish history (2)] ] . After some debate [ The Times makes it very clear Trollope’s appointment was not a formality- Saturday, Dec 31, 1910; pg. 7; Issue 39470; col C "Ecclesiastical Intelligence." ] he was appointed to the post to which many others felt he was so suited. He served as President of the Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch for 13 years. A keen chronicler of the emerging church [“The Church in Corea" Trollope,MN: London Mowbray, 1915] , he died of a heart attack on 6 November 1930, brought about by shock when the ship on which he was returning from Europe after attending the Lambeth Conference collided with another vessel while entering harbour in Japan.

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