William Carter (bishop)
| The Most Reverend William Carter KCMG | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Cape Town | |
| Church | Anglican |
| Province | Southern Africa |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1874 |
| Consecration | 29 September 1891 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1850 |
| Died | 14 February 1941 (aged 90) |
William Marlborough Carter KCMG[1] (1850–1941) was an Anglican bishop in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[2]
Family and education
His brother, Thomas Nevile Carter (1851–1879) played football for England in the second unofficial football match against Scotland, in November 1870.
Born in July 1850,[3] he was a nephew of Canon T. T. Carter. He was educated at Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford,
Clerical career
Carter was ordained in 1874.[4] Following curacies at Christ Church, West Bromwich[5] and All Saints, Bakewell. He was secretary to the Eton Mission in Hackney until his ordination to the episcopate as Bishop of Zululand in 1891.[6] He was translated to Pretoria in 1902 and Cape Town in 1909.[7][8] He died on 14 February 1941.[9]
Commemoration
There is a memorial to him at St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town.[10] Carter House at Herschel Girls' School is named in his honour, as he was archbishop when the school was founded and a member of the first school council.[11]
Notes and references
- ↑ "New Peerages Conferred - Knights Commanders". Hartlepool Mail. 3 June 1931. p. 2 col D. Retrieved 17 September 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ University of the Witwatersrand papers
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897 – 2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ↑ Genuki
- ↑ "Saffragan Bishop of Rochester Diocese". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 September 1891. p. 5 col E. Retrieved 2014-09-17 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ New Archbishop Of Cape Town The Times Friday, 18 Dec 1908; pg. 13; Issue 38833; col D
- ↑ "Ecclesiastical News". Aberdeen Journal. 19 December 1908. p. 7 col E. Retrieved 2014-09-17 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Obituary Dr W.M. Carter The Times Saturday, 15 Feb 1941; pg. 6; Issue 48851; col F
- ↑ Cathedral web site Archived 10 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "House System". Herschel Girls' School. 2007. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
- Hogarth, Oswald James; White, Ralph Layard (1952). The Life of William Marlborough Carter, Third Archbishop of Capetown: 'Eton's Gift to South Africa'. O.J. Hogarth.
External links
- Portraits of William Marlborough Carter at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- William Marlborough Carter at Find a Grave
| Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Douglas MacKenzie |
Bishop of Zululand 1891 – 1902 |
Succeeded by Wilmot Lushington Vyvyan |
| Preceded by Henry Brougham Bousfield |
Bishop of Pretoria 1902 – 1909 |
Succeeded by Michael Bolton Furse |
| Preceded by William West Jones |
Archbishop of Cape Town 1909 – 1930 |
Succeeded by Francis Robinson Phelps |