Victor Pike

Victor Pike

Birth name	Victor Joseph Pike
Date of birth	(1907-07-01)1 July 1907
Place of birth	Thurles, Ireland
Date of death	25 February 1986(1986-02-25) (aged 78)
Place of death	Salisbury, England
University	Trinity College, Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Lansdowne Barbarian F.C. () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1931-1934 Ireland 13 (3)

Victor Joseph Pike CB, CBE (born 1 July 1907 and died 25 February 1986) was the Anglican Bishop of Sherborne in the third quarter of the 20th century. Pike was also an international rugby union player and represented Ireland in thirteen matches.

Personal history

Pike was born in Thurles,North Tipperary in 1907. The son of a clergyman, he was one of 11 children. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1930 his ministry began with a curacy at Dundrum, Dublin after which he began a long spell as a Chaplain to the Forces, rising eventually to become Chaplain-General. After his death a trust was set up to assist the sons and daughters of the clergy.