Mowbray O'Rorke
British Anglican bishop (1869–1953)
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Mowbray Stephen O'Rorke (21 May 1869 – 15 March 1953) was an Anglican bishop in Africa in the first quarter of the 20th century.[1][2][3]
Mowbray O'Rorke | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Accra | |
| Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Accra |
| In office | 1913 to 1924 |
| Predecessor | Temple Hamlyn |
| Successor | John Aglionby |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1902 (deacon) 1903 (priest) |
| Consecration | c. 1913 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1869 |
| Died | 15 March 1953 (aged 83) |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
Ordained ministry
O'Rorke was ordained Deacon in 1902 and Priest in 1903.[4] He served curacies at St Paul's, Jarrow, St Margaret's, Durham, and St Oswald's, Durham. He then moved to Australia and became Priest in charge of St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton, Queensland.[citation needed]
In 1911 he was elevated to the episcopate as the second Bishop of Accra.[5] Resigning in 1924, he was Rector of Blakeney, Norfolk, Guardian of the Shrine at Our Lady of Walsingham,[6] and then Chaplain at King's College, Taunton until his retirement in 1939.[citation needed]
Personal life
O'Rorke was born on 21 May 1869,[7] in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England to William Joseph O'Rorke (1835–1924) and Annie Elizabeth née Wilson (1840–1912). He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[8]
He had a sister, Annie Elizabeth (1874–1962), and four brothers, including:
- The Rev Benjamin Garniss O'Rorke MA DSO (1875–1918), army chaplain and prisoner of war[9]
- Lt Col Frederick Charles O'Rorke (1879–1976), who served with the Army Veterinary Corps on the Western Front, 1914–1919
