Reginald Foskett
Reginald Foskett was the fourth Anglican Bishop of Penrith in the modern era [1]. Born in 1909[2] he was educated at Derby School and Keble College, Oxford and ordained priest in 1933. After Curacies at Gedling and Mansfield he was Rector at Ordsall[3] followed by service as Rural Dean of Ilkeston. From 1957 he was Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh [4] before elevation to the Episcopate a decade later: a post he was to hold for only three years[5]. A noted historian[6], he died on 13 November 1913.
Notes
- ^ New Bishop Of Penrith The Times Wednesday, May 31, 1967; pg. 12; Issue 56955; col E
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 9780199540877
- ^ Details of incumbency
- ^ “The Pictorial History of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh” Poskett,R: London, Pitkin,1967
- ^ Church News Bishop Of Penrith To Resign The Times Monday, Jul 27, 1970; pg. 8; Issue 57928; col F
- ^ He edited the journals of his wife’s grandfather, the Scottish explorer John Kirk: “The Zambesi Journal of Dr John Kirk”(Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1962); “Zambesi Doctors-correspondence of Dr David Livingstone and Dr John Kirk”(Edinburgh, University Press, 1964)- British Library catalogue accessed Monday 11th August, 2008 21:30