- Charles Camidge
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Charles Edward Camidge[1] (1838–1911) was the 2nd Bishop of Bathurst. Born into a clerical family[2] he was educated at Wadham College, Oxford.[3] Ordained Deacon in 1860 and Priest a year later his first post was a Sheffield Curacy. Successively the Incumbent at Hedon then Wheldrake [4] he became Rural Dean of Thirsk in 1883. Four years later he was elevated to the Colonial Episcopate and enthroned on January 3, 1888. “A man held in high esteem by clergy and lay people alike”[5] he died in post.[6]
Church of England titles Preceded by
Samuel Edward MarsdenBishop of Bathurst
1887 – 1911Succeeded by
George Merrick LongNotes
- ^ Photo of Camidge
- ^ His father was The Rev Charles Joseph Camidge, sometime Vicar of Wakefield:The Times, Saturday, May 06, 1911; pg. 13; Issue 39578; col C Obituary: The Bishop Of Bathurst
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ The Times, Thursday, Apr 24, 1873; pg. 13; Issue 27672; col D Ecclesiastical Appointments.-Rev. C. E. Camidge To be Vicar of Wheldrake
- ^ Times Obituary (Ibid)
- ^ AOB on-line
Bishops of Bathurst Samuel Edward Marsden • Charles Edward Camidge • George Merrick Long • Horace Crotty • Arnold Lomas Wylde • Ernest Kenneth Leslie • Howell Arthur John Witt • Bruce Winston Wilson • Richard Warwick Hurford •
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