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{{Portal|Anglicanism}} The [[Right Reverend|Rt Rev]] '''Simon Cyril Edgar Stuart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp75813 |title=NPG details |publisher=Npg.org.uk |accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref>''' was [[Bishop of Uganda]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0115%2FY3045J |title=Assists at the coronation of Ugandan King |publisher=Janus.lib.cam.ac.uk |accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref> from 1932<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eamemorials.co.uk/EAMemorials/UGANDA/Namirembe%20Cathedral/Namirembe47.htm |title=Ugandan memorial |publisher=Eamemorials.co.uk |accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref> to 1952<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/accessions/1996/96returns/96ac109.htm |title=Memoirs within National Archive |publisher=Nationalarchives.gov.uk |accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref> before returning to England to be [[Assistant Bishop]] of [[Anglican Diocese of Worcester|Worcester]].<ref>[http://archive.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/2002/9/16/250217.html Kidderminster Shuttle]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref |
{{Portal|Anglicanism}} The [[Right Reverend|Rt Rev]] '''Simon Cyril Edgar Stuart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp75813 |title=NPG details |publisher=Npg.org.uk |accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref>''' was [[Bishop of Uganda]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0115%2FY3045J |title=Assists at the coronation of Ugandan King |publisher=Janus.lib.cam.ac.uk |accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref> from 1932<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eamemorials.co.uk/EAMemorials/UGANDA/Namirembe%20Cathedral/Namirembe47.htm |title=Ugandan memorial |publisher=Eamemorials.co.uk |accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref> to 1952<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/accessions/1996/96returns/96ac109.htm |title=Memoirs within National Archive |publisher=Nationalarchives.gov.uk |accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref> before returning to England to be [[Assistant Bishop]] of [[Anglican Diocese of Worcester|Worcester]].<ref>[http://archive.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/2002/9/16/250217.html Kidderminster Shuttle]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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==Career== |
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===Military service=== |
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Stuart served in the [[British Army]] during [[World War I]]. On 9 May 1915, he was [[commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[North Staffordshire Regiment]] as a [[second lieutenant]] (on probation).<ref name="LG 7 May 1915">{{London Gazette |issue=29157 |date=7 May 1915 |startpage=4514 |endpage=4515 |supp=yes |accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref> While serving with the [[Suffolk Regiment]], he was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 27 March 1916.<ref name="LG 20 June 1916">{{London Gazette |issue=29633 |date=20 June 1916 |startpage=6198 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref> He was [[officer commanding]] of a [[Company (military unit)|company]] in the [[Hampshire Regiment]] with the [[acting rank]] of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] from 20 February 1918 to 9 May 1918.<ref name="LG 12 July 1918">{{London Gazette |issue=30795 |date=12 July 1918 |startpage=8283 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="LG 12 July 1918" |
Stuart served in the [[British Army]] during [[World War I]]. On 9 May 1915, he was [[commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[North Staffordshire Regiment]] as a [[second lieutenant]] (on probation).<ref name="LG 7 May 1915">{{London Gazette |issue=29157 |date=7 May 1915 |startpage=4514 |endpage=4515 |supp=yes |accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref> While serving with the [[Suffolk Regiment]], he was promoted to [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] on 27 March 1916.<ref name="LG 20 June 1916">{{London Gazette |issue=29633 |date=20 June 1916 |startpage=6198 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref> He was [[officer commanding]] of a [[Company (military unit)|company]] in the [[Hampshire Regiment]] with the [[acting rank]] of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] from 20 February 1918 to 9 May 1918.<ref name="LG 12 July 1918">{{London Gazette |issue=30795 |date=12 July 1918 |startpage=8283 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="LG 12 July 1918"/> He resigned his commission on 11 February 1920.<ref name="LG 10 February 1920">{{London Gazette |issue=31774 |date=10 February 1920 |startpage=1777 |endpage= |supp=yes |accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref> |
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===Religious career=== |
===Religious career=== |
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He was ordained in 1920 and began his career with a [[Curate|curacy]] at St Mary’s, Hornsey Rise.<ref>{{cite web|author=A Church Near You |url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/st-marys-hornsey-rise/ |title=Church details |publisher=Achurchnearyou.com |accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref> Following this he was Chaplain and [[Lecturer]] at [[Ridley Hall, Cambridge]] before a long period of service in Africa. From 1925 he was Chaplain and Librarian of [[Achimota College]] and then a [[Church Mission Society|CMS]] [[Missionary]]<ref>[http://calm.bham.ac.uk/dservea/cgi-bin/CIdleTcl.exe?dsqServer=calmer.bham.ac.uk&dsqIni=DServe.ini&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqSearch=RefNo%3D%3DXCMSACC/549/Z/4 CMS unofficial papers]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref> in [[Uganda]]. After two years as an [[Assistant Bishop]]<ref>Ecclesiastical News Assistant Bishop In Uganda Consecrated [[The Times]] |
He was ordained in 1920 and began his career with a [[Curate|curacy]] at St Mary’s, Hornsey Rise.<ref>{{cite web|author=A Church Near You |url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/st-marys-hornsey-rise/ |title=Church details |publisher=Achurchnearyou.com |accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref> Following this he was Chaplain and [[Lecturer]] at [[Ridley Hall, Cambridge]] before a long period of service in Africa. From 1925 he was Chaplain and Librarian of [[Achimota College]] and then a [[Church Mission Society|CMS]] [[Missionary]]<ref>[http://calm.bham.ac.uk/dservea/cgi-bin/CIdleTcl.exe?dsqServer=calmer.bham.ac.uk&dsqIni=DServe.ini&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqSearch=RefNo%3D%3DXCMSACC/549/Z/4 CMS unofficial papers]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref> in [[Uganda]]. After two years as an [[Assistant Bishop]]<ref>Ecclesiastical News Assistant Bishop In Uganda Consecrated [[The Times]] Friday, 29 Jul 1932; pg. 15; Issue 46198; col G</ref> he was elevated to the full [[Episcopate]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Sarah Wickham |url=http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Persons&dsqSearch=Code=='NA2461'&dsqCmd=Show.tcl |title=National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives |publisher=Archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080 |accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref> in 1934. |
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In 1952, he returned to England as [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of St Andrew’s, [[Worcester]].<ref>''[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1975-76'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X</ref> Four years later, on 19 October 1956, he was appointed a [[Canon (priest)|Residentiary Canon]] of [[Worcester Cathedral]].<ref name="LG 23 October 1956">{{London Gazette |issue=40908 |date=23 October 1956 |startpage=5986 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref> He retired in April 1966.<ref name="LG 22 April 1966">{{London Gazette |issue=43960 |date=22 April 1966 |startpage=4949 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref> |
In 1952, he returned to England as [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of St Andrew’s, [[Worcester]].<ref>''[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1975-76'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X</ref> Four years later, on 19 October 1956, he was appointed a [[Canon (priest)|Residentiary Canon]] of [[Worcester Cathedral]].<ref name="LG 23 October 1956">{{London Gazette |issue=40908 |date=23 October 1956 |startpage=5986 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref> He retired in April 1966.<ref name="LG 22 April 1966">{{London Gazette |issue=43960 |date=22 April 1966 |startpage=4949 |endpage= |supp= |accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:48, 25 April 2014
The Rt Rev Simon Cyril Edgar Stuart[1] was Bishop of Uganda[2] from 1932[3] to 1952[4] before returning to England to be Assistant Bishop of Worcester.[5]
Early life
Born on 27 November 1892[6] Stuart was educated at Repton School, then an all-boys independent school in Repton, Derbyshire. He went on to study at St John's College, University of Cambridge.
Career
Military service
Stuart served in the British Army during World War I. On 9 May 1915, he was commissioned into the North Staffordshire Regiment as a second lieutenant (on probation).[7] While serving with the Suffolk Regiment, he was promoted to lieutenant on 27 March 1916.[8] He was officer commanding of a company in the Hampshire Regiment with the acting rank of captain from 20 February 1918 to 9 May 1918.[9][9] He resigned his commission on 11 February 1920.[10]
Religious career
He was ordained in 1920 and began his career with a curacy at St Mary’s, Hornsey Rise.[11] Following this he was Chaplain and Lecturer at Ridley Hall, Cambridge before a long period of service in Africa. From 1925 he was Chaplain and Librarian of Achimota College and then a CMS Missionary[12] in Uganda. After two years as an Assistant Bishop[13] he was elevated to the full Episcopate[14] in 1934.
In 1952, he returned to England as Rector of St Andrew’s, Worcester.[15] Four years later, on 19 October 1956, he was appointed a Residentiary Canon of Worcester Cathedral.[16] He retired in April 1966.[17]
He died on 23 August 1982. His memoirs are stored within the National Archives[18]
Notes
- ^ "NPG details". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Assists at the coronation of Ugandan King". Janus.lib.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Ugandan memorial". Eamemorials.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Memoirs within National Archive". Nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Kidderminster Shuttle[dead link]
- ^ Who was Who 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ "No. 29157". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 7 May 1915. - ^ "No. 29633". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 20 June 1916. - ^ a b "No. 30795". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 12 July 1918. - ^ "No. 31774". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 10 February 1920. - ^ A Church Near You. "Church details". Achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ CMS unofficial papers[dead link]
- ^ Ecclesiastical News Assistant Bishop In Uganda Consecrated The Times Friday, 29 Jul 1932; pg. 15; Issue 46198; col G
- ^ Sarah Wickham. "National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives". Archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ "No. 40908". The London Gazette. 23 October 1956.
- ^ "No. 43960". The London Gazette. 22 April 1966.
- ^ "National Archives". National Archives. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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