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Daniel Corrie


Daniel Corrie (10 April 1777–5 February 1837) was an English Anglican priest and bishop, the inaugural Bishop of Madras.

Corrie was born at Ardchattan, Argyll, Great Britain, the second son of John Corrie, a vicar in Lincolnshire. He was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, ordained a deacon of the Diocese of Lincoln on 13 June 1802 and ordained a priest on 10 June 1804. He became Archdeacon of Calcutta in 1823. He was consecrated bishop in 1835 and died on 5 February 1837.The Times later reported that he had been taken ill at an SPG meeting on 31 January 1837.

Memorial to Bishop Daniel Corrie, St. George's Cathedral, Madras

Memorial to Bishop Daniel Corrie, St. George's Cathedral, Madras


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