Robert Kestell Kestell-Cornish[1] (called Kestell;[2] 1824 – 7 March 1909) was the first Bishop of Madagascar.[3] from 1874 to 1896[4]

He was born in 1824; educated at Winchester and Corpus Christi College, Oxford; and ordained in 1847.[5] He began his career with a curacy at St Mary Fittleworth[6] and later was Vicar of Landkey before his appointment to the colonial episcopate.[7] Since the appointment of any Church of England bishop for Madagascar (i.e. by Queen Victoria) was politically inexpedient, Kestell-Cornish was consecrated by bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church[8] on 2 February 1874.[9] On his return to England he was Rector of Down St Mary. His son, George Kestell-Cornish was a later Bishop of Madagascar.

The first Anglican cathedral in Antananarivo, Saint Lawrence's (in French Saint Laurent), was built during his time in 1883 on the hill of Ambohimanoro.

He died on 7 March 1909.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ "(column A)". Church Times. No. 2407. 12 March 1909. p. 335. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 14 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
  2. ^ "Clerical obituary". Church Times. No. 2407. 12 March 1909. p. 332. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 14 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
  3. ^ National Archives
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  5. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
  6. ^ Photo of church
  7. ^ Anglican Mission
  8. ^ "The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Madagascar Bishopric". Church Times. No. 540. 6 June 1873. pp. 260–261. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 20 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  9. ^ Christian missions in Madagascar missiology.org.uk
  10. ^ The Times March 09 1909 pg 13 Issue 38902 col D Obituary Bishop Kestell-Cornish

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Church of England titles New title Anglican Bishop of Madagascar 1874 – 1896 Succeeded byLanchester King


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