Archibald Cullen | |
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Bishop of Grahamstown | |
Church | Anglican |
Diocese | Grahamstown |
In office | 1931-1959 |
Predecessor | Francis Phelps |
Successor | Robert Selby Taylor |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1916 |
Consecration | 1931 |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 September 1887 |
Died | 16 June 1968 | (aged 80)
Previous post(s) | Warden of St Paul's Theological College, Grahamstown |
Archibald Howard Cullen (24 September 1887 – 16 June 1968) was the sixth Bishop of Grahamstown.[1]
He was born on 24 September 1887 to William and Louisa (née Howard). He was baptized in the Parish of St Jude, Peckham, London on 20 November 1887.[2] His father was a Printer's Reader.[2] Cullen was educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys.[3][4]
Ordained in 1916,[5] his first post was a curacy in Coalbrookdale.[6] During World War I he was a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (TCF).[7] He was interviewed for a commission in the army chaplaincy in May, 1916.[8] He had served in France with the 1st South African General Hospital.[9] When peace returned he was vicar of Umzinto in the Diocese of Natal,[10] he later became chaplain and lecturer of Wells Theological College and then Vice-Principal of Leeds Clergy School.[10] In 1926 he became warden of St Paul's Theological College, Grahamstown until his appointment to the episcopate[11] in 1931.
He died on 16 June 1968.[12] in South Africa.