Francis Oliver Green-Wilkinson
- Francis Oliver Green-Wilkinson
The Most Rev Francis Oliver Green-Weston MC was an eminent Anglican Archbishop in the third quarter of the 20th century. He was born on 7 May 1913 into a clerical family [His father was the Rev "Lumley Green Wilkinson" > “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X] and educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford . After distinguished service with the King's Royal Rifle Corps he was ordained Deacon in 1946 and Priest a year later. His first post was as a Curate at "St Mary, Southampton" [ [http://www.sotoncitycentreparish.hampshire.org.uk/FriendsStMary.html Parish web-site] ] after which he was on the staff of "St Alban’s Cathedral, Pretoria " [ (1981) Dictionary of South African Biography, Vol IV. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. ISBN 0409091839 ] until his elevation to the Episcopate as the 4th Bishop of Northern Rhodesia in 1951. After eleven years years he was additionally elected Archbishop of Central Africa. A fierce opponent of apartheid and naturalized Zambian he was killed in a car crash on 26 August 1970 [ The Times, Friday, Aug 28, 1970; pg. 8; Issue 57956; col G "Dr O. Greenwilkinson Archbishop of Central Africa " Obituary] .
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