Alan Gibson (bishop)
Alan George Sumner Gibson was Coadjutor Bishop of Cape Town from 1894[1] to 1906.
Early life
[edit ]He was born in 1856 to William Gibson (1804–1862), Rector of Fawley,[2] and Louisanna Sumner (1817-1899), daughter of Charles Sumner, Bishop of Winchester. He was educated at Haileybury and Corpus Christi College, Oxford and ordained in 1881.[3]
Clerical career
[edit ]He was vice-principal of St Paul Burgh Missionary College [4] then curate of Croft, Lincolnshire. He was the incumbent of Umtata Pro-Cathedral from 1882 to 1884; Missionary at Dalindyebo from 1884 to 1893; Canon of Umtata from 1885 to 1894; Archdeacon of Kokstad from 1886 to 1891; 91; Diocesan Secretary from 1892 to 1894; rector of Claremont from 1894 to 1897; and Canon of St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town from 1895 to 1906.[5]
Works
[edit ]Gibson was a prolific author; amongst others he wrote:[6]
- Intloko Zentshumayelo (Kaffir Sermon Sketches), 1890;
- Eight Years in Kaffraria, 1891;
- Some Thoughts on Missionary Work and Life, 1894;
- Sermon Sketches for a Year, 1898;
- Between Cape Town and Loanda, 1905;
- Translations from the Organon of Aristotle, 1877;
- Reminiscences of the Pondomisi War, 1900; and
- Sketches of Church Work and Life in the Diocese of Cape Town, 1901;
Gibson died on 20 October 1922.[7] [8]
References
[edit ]- ^ "The Coadjutor Bishop Of Cape Town" . No. 5042. Southampton. 6 October 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 16 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "rev-william-gibson.co.uk – the genealogy associated with Reverend William Gibson 1804-1862". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Ordination At Lincoln" . Nottinghamshire Guardian. No. 1882. 17 June 1881. p. 6 col B. Retrieved 16 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Burgh Le Marsh". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p546: London, Horace Cox, 1908
- ^ British Library web site accessed 12:48 GMT Sunday 19 January 2014
- ^ Bishop Alan Gibson The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 25, 1922; pg. 14; Issue 43171
- ^ "Death Of Bishop Alan Gibson. Brother Of The Bishop Gloucester The Right Rev Alan George Sumner Gibson" . Gloucester Journal. 28 October 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 16 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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