Henry Douglas (bishop)
Henry Alexander Douglas (1821 – 1875[1]) was the third Bishop of Bombay from 1869 to 1875.[2] Born into a noble family[3] he was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and married in 1849. He was Vicar of Abbotsley, then Dean of Cape Town before his elevation to the Episcopate, he was a "moderate high churchman".[1] He died on 13 December 1875 and his papers published posthumously.[4]
His successor as Dean of Cape Town was a long serving Charles Barnett-Clarke.
He was the brother of John Douglas, Premier of Queensland.
Notes
- 1 2 The Times, Friday, 17 December 1875; pg. 5; Issue 28501; col G The Late Bishop Of Bombay.-The late Right Rev HA Douglas
- ↑ Chatterton, Eyre (1924). A History of the Church of England in India: Since the Early Days of the East India Company. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
- ↑ Noble provenance
- ↑ Douglas, Henry Alexander (1861). Sermons delivered by the Right Rev. Henry Alexander Douglas, Bishop of Bombay. Darnell and Murray.
| Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Newman |
Dean of Cape Town 1866 – 1869 |
Succeeded by Charles Barnett-Clarke |
| Anglican Communion titles | ||
| Preceded by John Harding |
Bishop of Bombay 1869 – 1875 |
Succeeded by Louis George Mylne |
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