- George Sinker
George Sinker, MA, (born
May 5 ,1900 , Hyderabad,India ; died January 1986,Macclesfield ), was Bishop of Nagpur andProvost of Birmingham Cathedral ["Birmingham Post and Mail Yearbook and Who's Who 1973-74", Birmingham Post and Mail Ltd, July 1973] .He was the son of
Rev. R. Sinker and was educated atRossall School andBrasenose College, Oxford . In 1924, he married Eva Margaret, daughter of Colonel C. H. Madden OBE MC.He was ordained in 1924 and was appointed Headmaster of the
Bishop Cotton School, Simla in 1935. After being General Secretary of theBible society for India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1946, he was appointedBishop of Nagpur in 1949 [“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London,A & C Black , 1991 ISBN 071363457X] .On his return to the UK, he was successively
Assistant Bishop of Derby from 1954 to 1961 andProvost of Birmingham Cathedral from 1962 to 1972 ["Church news Assistant Bishop of Birmingham to retire (Official Appointments and Notices)"The Times Monday, Jul 03, 1972; pg. 16; Issue 58520; col C] . He died on19 January 1986 Publications
*"Jesus loved Martha", Hodder and Stoughton, 1949.
*"His Very Words", Hodder and Stoughton, 1953
*"What was Jesus doing on the Cross?", India, 1952Notes
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