Oliver Green-Wilkinson

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The Most Rev Francis Oliver Green-Wilkinson MC (7 May 1913 – 26 August 1970) was an eminent Anglican Archbishop in the third quarter of the 20th century.

He was born into a clerical family^[1] 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,^[2] after which he was on the staff of St Alban’s Cathedral, Pretoria ^[3] until his elevation to the episcopate as the 4th Bishop of Northern Rhodesia in 1951. After eleven years he was additionally elected Archbishop of Central Africa. A fierce opponent of apartheid and naturalized Zambian, he was killed in a car crash.^[4]

Notes

1. ^ His father was the Rev Lumley Green Wilkinson > “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
2. ^ Parish web-site
3. ^ (1981) Dictionary of South African Biography, Vol IV. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council. ISBN 0409091839
4. ^ The Times, Friday, Aug 28, 1970; pg. 8; Issue 57956; col G "Dr O. Greenwilkinson Archbishop of Central Africa" Obituary

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Robert Selby Taylor	Bishop of Northern Rhodesia 1951–1970	Succeeded by Filemon Mataka as Bishop of Lusaka
Preceded by James Hughes	Archbishops of Central Africa 1962–1970	Succeeded by Donald Arden

Persondata
Name	Green-Wilkinson, Oliver
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Northern Rhodesia; Archbishop of Central Africa
Date of birth	7 May 1913
Place of birth
Date of death	26 August 1970
Place of death