Aylmer Skelton

Henry Aylmer Skelton (11 October 1884 – 30 August 1959) was a bishop in the mid part of the twentieth century.

He was born in 1884[1][2] and educated at Felsted, Keble College, Oxford and Bishops' College, Cheshunt.[3] He was made deacon in Advent 1910 (18 December) at Farnham Parish Church[4] and ordained priest in February 1912 at Chertsey Parish Church (his title church) — both times by John Randolph, Bishop suffragan of Guildford.[5] After a curacy at Chertsey he moved to be Vicar of Epsom. After a spell in the Antipodes he became Rector of Toddington then Sub Dean of St Albans Cathedral. In 1936 he was appointed Archdeacon of St Albans[6] then three years later Bishop of Bedford.[7] He was consecrated a bishop on St Matthias' Day (24 February) 1939, by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[8] In 1942 he was translated to be the Bishop of Lincoln[9] where he stayed for four years only because of poor health.

References
  1. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1910
  2. 1939 England and Wales Register
  3. Who was Who 1897-2007. London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  4. "Ordinations on Sunday last". Church Times. No. 2500. 23 December 1910. p. 875. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. "Ordination (col B)". Church Times. No. 2561. 23 February 1912. p. 246. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. "Ecclesiastical News: New Archdeacon Of St. Albans" The Times Friday, 7 February 1936; p. 17; Issue 47292; col D
  7. History of post Archived 16 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Bishops for Bedford and South America. A Consecration in Westminster Abbey". Church Times. No. 3971. 3 March 1939. p. 218. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  9. The Times, Friday, 7 August 1942; p. 7; Issue 49308; col C "Ecclesiastical News: New Bishop Of Lincoln"


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