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WESTCOTT, FOSS. Adm. pens. at PETERHOUSE, Oct. 1, 1882. [5th] s. of the Rev. Professor Brooke Foss (above), Regius Professor of Divinity. B. Oct. 23, 1863. School, Cheltenham College. Matric. Michs. 1882; B.A. 1885; M.A. 1889; D.D. 1920. Hon. Fellow, 1919. Hon. D.D., Oxford, 1920. Ord. deacon (Durham), 1886; priest, 1887; C. of St Peter's, Bishop Wearmouth, 1886-9. S.P.G. Missionary at Cawnpore, 1889-1905. Bishop of Chota Nagpur, 1905-19; Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India , 1919-45. Hon. Canon of St George's Cathedral, Jerusalem, 1920. Acting Chaplain, St Paul's School, Darjeeling, 1945-6. Hon. C.F., 1947. During his tenure of the Metropolitanship the Church of India , Burma and Ceylon became a self-governing branch of the Anglican Communion. President of the Indian Missionary Council. Died Oct. 19, 1949, at Darjeeling. Brother of Arthur (1879), etc. ( T. A. Walker, 567; Cheltenham Coll. Reg.; Crockford; Who's Who; The Times, Oct. 20, 1949.) | Foss WESTCOTT Approx. lifespan: 18631949 pens. Peterhouse adm1882:10:01 5th s. of Rev. Professor: Brooke Foss (above), Regius Professor of: Divinity. b. 1863:10:23 Sch: Cheltenham College Cheltenham, [ Gloucestershire ] Matric 1882:10MT: BA 1885 MA 1889 DD 1920 Hon. Fellow 1919 Hon. DD OX 1920 Ord. deacon Durham 1886 Ord. priest 1887 C.: St Peter's Bishop Wearmouth, [ Co. Durham ] 1886-89 S.P.G. Missionary at: : Cawnpore, [ India ] 1889-1905 Bishop of: Chota Nagpur, [ India ] 1905-19 Bishop of: Calcutta, [ India ] and Metropolitan of India 1919-45 Hon. Canon of: : St George's Cathedral, Jerusalem, [ Palestine ] 1920 Acting Chapl., Sch: St Paul's School St Paul's Darjeeling, [ India ] 1945-46 Hon. C.F.: 1947 During his tenure of the Metropolitanship the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon became a self-governing branch of the Anglican Communion. President of: : Indian Missionary: Council d. Darjeeling, [ India ] 1949:10:19 brother of Arthur WESTCOTT (1879) etc. ( T. A. Walker 567; Cheltenham College Reg.; Crockford; Who's Who; The Times 1949:10:20) |