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{{Portal|Anglicanism}}[[The Right Reverend|The Rt Rev]] '''Herbert Tugwell''', [[Doctor of Divinity|DD]] was a [[Colony|Colonial]] [[Anglican]] [[Bishop]] in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
{{Portal|Anglicanism}}[[The Right Reverend|The Rt Rev]] '''Herbert Tugwell''', [[Doctor of Divinity|DD]] (15 March 1854 – 22 July 1936) was a [[Colony|Colonial]] [[Anglican]] [[Bishop]] in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
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Tugwell was born in [[Salisbury]], educated at [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]] and [[ordained]] in 1881.<ref>[http://www.mundus.ac.uk/cats/45/1160.htm Mundus]</ref><ref>''Ordinations Chichester'' [[The Times]] Wednesday, Dec 21, 1881; pg. 10; Issue 30383; col B</ref> |
Tugwell was born in [[Salisbury]], England, educated at [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]] and [[ordained]] in 1881.<ref>[http://www.mundus.ac.uk/cats/45/1160.htm Mundus]</ref><ref>''Ordinations Chichester'' [[The Times]] Wednesday, Dec 21, 1881; pg. 10; Issue 30383; col B</ref> |
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He was [[Curate]] of St Mary, [[Petworth]]<ref>"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889</ref> and then |
He was [[Curate]] of St Mary, [[Petworth]]<ref>"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889</ref> and then a [[Church Mission Society]] (CMS) missionary in [[Lagos colony|Lagos]].<ref>[http://www.idc.nl/pdf/306_titlelist.pdf Missionary Archives on Africa]</ref> |
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In 1894 he was elevated to the [[Episcopate]] as Bishop of Western Equatorial Africa.<ref>[http://www.thedioceseoflagos.org/history.php?history=2 Diocese of Lagos]</ref> |
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The CMS decided to create two assistant bishops to help with the workload of the large diocese and to assuage African opinion. [[James Johnson (Reverend)|James Johnson]], although the most prominent clergyman in the colony, was considered unsafe. Instead the more conservative [[Charles Phillips (bishop)|Charles Phillips]] of [[Ondo City|Ondo]] was appointed, along with [[Isaac Oluwole]], a former principal of the [[CMS Grammar School, Lagos]].<ref>{{cite book |ref=harv |
The CMS decided to create two assistant bishops to help with the workload of the large diocese and to assuage African opinion. [[James Johnson (Reverend)|James Johnson]], although the most prominent clergyman in the colony, was considered unsafe. Instead the more conservative [[Charles Phillips (bishop)|Charles Phillips]] of [[Ondo City|Ondo]] was appointed, along with [[Isaac Oluwole]], a former principal of the [[CMS Grammar School, Lagos]].<ref>{{cite book |ref=harv |
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When the Western Equatorial Africa diocese was split in 1919, Tugwell became the inaugural [[Bishop on the Niger]]. |
When the Western Equatorial Africa diocese was split in 1919, Tugwell became the inaugural [[Bishop on the Niger]]. |
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He returned to England in 1921 and served as Rector of [[Mavesyn Ridware]], Staffordshire from 1921 to 1927. |
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In 1939, a church in the Anglican Diocese of Lagos was named after him. |
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He died on 22 July 1936<ref>''Obituary Bishop Tugwell'' [[The Times]] Thursday, Jul 23, 1936; pg. 16; Issue 47434; col F</ref> and was buried in St. Helen's Church, Benson, Oxfordshire. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Tugwell&GSfn=herbert&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GScntry=5&GSob=n&GRid=88692300&df=all&|title= Herbert Tugwell|publisher= Findagrave.com|accessdate = 11 December 2015}} </ref>. He had married Caroline White and had a son and a daughter. |
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The church, Bishop Tugwell Memorial Anglican Church (BTM for short), is reputed to be the oldest Igbo Anglican church in the whole of Lagos. |
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In 1939, a church in the Anglican Diocese of Lagos was named after him. The church, Bishop Tugwell Memorial Anglican Church (BTM for short), is reputed to be the oldest Igbo Anglican church in the whole of Lagos. BTM Anglican Church marked its 75th anniversary with a church service on 19 October, 2014. |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British colonial bishop |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 15 March 1854 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Salisbury, UK |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1936 |
| DATE OF DEATH = 22 July 1936 |
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Revision as of 19:35, 11 December 2015
The Rt Rev Herbert Tugwell, DD (15 March 1854 – 22 July 1936) was a Colonial Anglican Bishop in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Tugwell was born in Salisbury, England, educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and ordained in 1881.[1][2] He was Curate of St Mary, Petworth[3] and then a Church Mission Society (CMS) missionary in Lagos.[4]
In 1894 he was elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Western Equatorial Africa.[5] The CMS decided to create two assistant bishops to help with the workload of the large diocese and to assuage African opinion. James Johnson, although the most prominent clergyman in the colony, was considered unsafe. Instead the more conservative Charles Phillips of Ondo was appointed, along with Isaac Oluwole, a former principal of the CMS Grammar School, Lagos.[6] When the Western Equatorial Africa diocese was split in 1919, Tugwell became the inaugural Bishop on the Niger.
He returned to England in 1921 and served as Rector of Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire from 1921 to 1927.
He died on 22 July 1936[7] and was buried in St. Helen's Church, Benson, Oxfordshire. [8]. He had married Caroline White and had a son and a daughter.
In 1939, a church in the Anglican Diocese of Lagos was named after him. The church, Bishop Tugwell Memorial Anglican Church (BTM for short), is reputed to be the oldest Igbo Anglican church in the whole of Lagos. BTM Anglican Church marked its 75th anniversary with a church service on 19 October, 2014.
References
- ^ Mundus
- ^ Ordinations Chichester The Times Wednesday, Dec 21, 1881; pg. 10; Issue 30383; col B
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ^ Missionary Archives on Africa
- ^ Diocese of Lagos
- ^ Peel, J. D. Y. (2003). Religious Encounter and the Making of the Yoruba. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-21588-9.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Obituary Bishop Tugwell The Times Thursday, Jul 23, 1936; pg. 16; Issue 47434; col F
- ^ "Herbert Tugwell". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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