Edward Sargent (bishop)

Edward Sargent (1815–1889) was an Anglican priest,[1] most notably an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Madras.[2]

Sargent was born in Paris and educated at CMS College Kottayam. He was ordained in 1842[3] and served the Church of England in Tirunelveli, Suviseshapuram and Palamcottah.[4] He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD).

References
  1. Hardgrave, R.L (1969). The Nadars of Tamilnad: The Political Culture of a Community in Change. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 92. LCCN 69-13726. OCLC 12064.
  2. "Faith and Family in South India".
  3. Crockford's Clerical Directory. London: Horace Cox. 1885. p. 1053.
  4. Daughrity, D.B (2008). Bishop Stephen Neill: From Edinburgh to South India. American University Studies, Series VII (Theology and Religion). Vol. 267. New York: Peter Lang. p. 88. ISBN 9781433101656.


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