John Arthur Arrowsmith Maund (19 October 1909 – 1998) was the first Anglican Bishop of Lesotho from 1950 until 1976.[1]

Personal life

Maund was born in Worcester to Arthur Arrowsmith Maund,[2] and died in Malvern, Worcestershire.[3][4] He was educated at Leeds University[5] and, after a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, was ordained in 1934.

Clerical career

His first post was as a Curate at All Saints and St Laurence, Evesham[6] after which he emigrated to South Africa to work at the Pretoria Native Mission. When World War II came he served as a Chaplain to the Forces and was mentioned in despatches. After peace returned he was at the St Peter′s parish in Lady Selborne, Pretoria[7] before his appointment to the episcopate.[8][9]

In retirement he continued to serve the church as an assistant bishop within the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.[10]

References

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  2. ^ "1911 England Census". 2011.
  3. ^ "Death of Bishop John Maund". SUMMARY OF EVENTS IN LESOTHO. David Ambrose. 1998. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. ^ "England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007". England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA. 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  6. ^ Church web-site
  7. ^ Daniel Kgomosotho: The History of Tumelong Mission in the Diocese of Pretoria With Specific Reference to the Period 1939–1996. master thesis, UNISA 1997, online at www.uir.unisa.ac.za (PDF), PDF pp. 45–47 (document pp. 38–40).
  8. ^ Scott Rosenberg; Richard F. Weisfelder (2013). Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-8108-7982-9.
  9. ^ Tom Lodge (2011). Sharpeville: An Apartheid Massacre and its Consequences. Oxford University Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-19-161999-1.
  10. ^ Kgomosotho, Keketso G. (2020). "International Law Rules Relating to Migration Arising from Rising Sea-Levels". Pretoria Student Law Review. 14 (2). doi:10.29053/pslr.v14i2.1815. ISSN 1998-0280.

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Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles New title Bishop of Lesotho 1950–1976 Succeeded byDesmond Tutu


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