Humphry Beevor

Humphry Beevor (24 August 1903 – 12 June 1965) was the seventh Bishop of Lebombo.[1]

He was educated at Winchester College and Oriel College, Oxford and ordained in 1929.[2] His first post was as a curate at St Mark's Church, Swindon.[3] He was then Librarian at Pusey House, Oxford,[4] Chaplain of Shrewsbury School and then a World War II Chaplain in the RNVR. From 1947 to 1950 he was editor of the Church Times[5] then Priest in charge of St Mary and St George, West Wycombe. In 1952 he was elevated to the episcopate, serving for five years. After this he was chaplain at The King’s School, Canterbury. In 1961 he was appointed chaplain of St John's Church, Montreux,[6] where he was also chaplain to St George’s School, Châtelard. He retired in 1964.[7]

His stepson is Christopher Mackenzie-Beevor.[8]

Notes
  1. Consecration of four bishops The Times, Saturday, 26 Jul 1952; pg. 6; Issue 52374; col C
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  3. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. "Library web site". Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  5. Newspaper web site
  6. Paul W. Schniewind, Anglicans in Switzerland, Berne, 1992, p.60
  7. Obituary Rt. Rev. H. Beevor Former Bishop Of Lebombo The Times Tuesday, 15 Jun 1965; pg. 18; Issue 56348; col B
  8. "Mackenzie-Beevor, Col Christopher David, (born 10 April 1949), Vice President, Mahfouz Foundation, since 2017; Lieutenant, Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, 2018–19 (Member, 2002–19; Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant, 2016–17)." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2016
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