Arthur Knight (bishop)

Arthur Mesac Knight (9 July 1864 – 4 October 1939)[1] was the third Bishop of Rangoon from 1903 to 1909.[2][3]

He was educated at Rossall and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[4] Ordained in 1890,[5] he was initially a Curate at St Andrew's, Bishop Auckland[6] before becoming Fellow and Dean of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge[7] and a Lecturer in Divinity at the university.

He was appointed to the episcopate in December 1902, based on the recommendation of the Secretary of State for India.[8] He subsequently received the doctorate of divinity (DD) (honoris causa) from the University of Cambridge in January 1903.[9] Taking up the position in Rangoon early in 1903,[10] he only served for six years, afterwards becoming Warden of St Augustine's Missionary College, Canterbury.[11] From 1928, his last posts were as Rector of Lyminge (until 1935) and Assistant Bishop of Canterbury (until his death).[12][13]

References

  1. ^ Obituary Dr. A. M. Knight The Times Friday, Oct 06, 1939; pg. 10; Issue 48429; col D
  2. ^ Lambeth Palace Library website, Knight; Arthur Mesac (1864-1939); bishop of Rangoon
  3. ^ Google Books website, The Anglican Church in Burma: From Colonial Past to Global Future, by Edward Jarvis
  4. ^ "Knight, Arthur Mesac (KNT883AM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. ^ Ordinations. Durham The Times Thursday, Feb 20, 1890; pg. 13; Issue 32940; col F
  6. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  7. ^ Malden Richard (ed) (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st edn). London: The Field Press. p. 870.
  8. ^ "New Bishop of Rangoon". The Times. No. 36945. London. 8 December 1902. p. 6.
  9. ^ "University Intelligence". The Times. No. 36991. London. 30 January 1903. p. 8.
  10. ^ “Christian Missions in Burma” Purser, WCB Westminster, SPG, 1911
  11. ^ Historic Canterbury
  12. ^ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  13. ^ "Clerical obituary". Church Times. No. 4003. 13 October 1939. p. 315. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
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