Charles Plumb (bishop)
Scottish bishop
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Charles Edward Plumb (1864–1930) was an Anglican bishop in the first third of the 20th century.[1] He worked as a priest in Church of England; was principal of St Stephen's House, Oxford, an Anglo-Catholic theological college, from 1895 to 1903; then he moved to the Scottish Episcopal Church as provost of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth; and finally served as Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane from 1908 until his death in 1930.
C. E. Plumb | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane |
| In office | 1908–1930 |
| Predecessor | George Wilkinson |
| Successor | Edward Reid |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1881 |
| Consecration | 1908 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Edward Plumb 1864 |
| Died | 26 November 1930 (aged 65–66) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse |
Emma (m. 1906) |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Biography
Plumb was educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester. He trained for ordination under the Diocese of Lichfield's Probationers' Scheme: this was for men without a degree or the financial mean to support themselves through university could undertake two years supervised lay ministry within a parish and then one intense year of study at Lichfield Theological College.[2] He would go on to attend Magdalen College, Oxford, after his curacy.[2]
He was ordained in the Church of England in 1881.[3] He undertook his curacy at Christ Church, West Bromwich (1888–1890) and in the parish of Witney (1890–1891).[4] He then attended university, studying theology at Magdalen College, Oxford University, and graduated with a first class honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[2][5]
He was a tutor at St Aidan's College, Birkenhead for a year during a period where the usually Evangelical college had a high church principal, before becoming principal of St Stephen's House, Oxford in 1895.[5][6] Additionally, he was chaplain to Magdalen College, Oxford, his alma mater, from 1897 to 1903.[7] He then led a church in France, as chaplain to St Paul's Anglican Church, Cannes, between 1903 and 1906.[5]
Plumb was associated with the Scottish Episcopal Church' St Margaret's Church, Braemar, while it was being built between 1899 and 1907 for English visitors to Braemar and Deeside.[5] He then moved from the Church of England to the Scottish Episcopal Church in 1906, when he was appointed provost of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth.[5][8] He ascended to the episcopate as the 4th bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane in 1908.[9] He was consecrated a bishop on 25 March 1908.[10] He attended the 1920 Lambeth Conference.[10] He died in post on 26 November 1930.[11]
