Wilmot Vyvyan
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The Rt Rev Wilmot Lushington Vyvyan (12 August 1861 – 26 August 1937) was an Anglican Bishop in the mid-20th century.[3]
The Right Reverend Wilmot Lushington Vyvyan | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Zululznd | |
Bishop W.L. Vyvyan | |
| Church | Anglican |
| Province | Southern Africa |
| Diocese | Zululand |
| Elected | 1903 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1861 |
| Died | 26 August 1937 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Charterhouse |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Signature |  |
Background
Born into a noble family on 12 August 1861,[4] Wilmot Vyvyan was educated at Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge, from where he graduated in 1883.[5]
Career
Ordained in 1888,[6] he was curate at the Charterhouse Mission, St Hugh's, Southwark, becoming its priest in charge from 1892 until 1901,[7] when he emigrated to South Africa. Here he was mission priest at Isandhlwana before elevation to the episcopate as the fourth bishop of Zululand in January 1903,[8] a post he was to hold for 26 years.[9] He died on 26 August 1937.[10]
