Anthony Hoskyns-Abrahall
| Anthony Hoskyns-Abrahall | |
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| Bishop of Lancaster | |
St Mary's, Portsea
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| Diocese | Diocese of Blackburn |
| In office | 1955–1975 |
| Predecessor | Benjamin Pollard |
| Successor | Dennis Page |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop (Blackburn, 1975–1982) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1931 (deacon); 1932 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1955 by Cyril Garbett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1903 |
| Died | 1 May 1982 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Bennet & Edith née Tapp |
| Spouse | Margaret née Storey |
| Children | 2 sons; 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Royal Naval College (Osborne and Dartmouth) |
Anthony Leigh Egerton Hoskyns-Abrahall (13 October 1903 – 1 May 1982) was an Anglican priest and bishop who served as the Bishop of Lancaster (a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Blackburn) from 1955 until 1975.
Son of Bennet and of Edith née Tapp, and descended from the Hoskyns baronets, Hoskyns-Abrahall was trained at the Royal Naval College (Osborne and Dartmouth), serving as a naval lieutenant before training for the ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge. He was ordained a deacon on 27 September 1931 and a priest on 18 December 1932 (both times by Neville Lovett, Bishop of Portsmouth, at Portsmouth Cathedral), and was a curate at St Mary's Portsea before becoming a chaplain at Shrewsbury School. He served St Wilfrid's Harrogate as chaplain, married Margaret Storey in 1937 — they had two sons and one daughter —, then briefly served as chaplain at the Tower of London.
During the Second World War was a chaplain with the RNVR and was then Vicar of St Michael's Aldershot (and later also Rural Dean of Aldershot) before his appointment to the episcopate. He was consecrated and ordained a bishop on 1 February 1955 by Cyril Garbett, Archbishop of York, in York Minster, and served as Bishop suffragan of Lancaster (in the Diocese of Blackburn) until his retirement on 1 January 1975. In retirement, he continued to serve that diocese as an honorary assistant bishop.
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