Maurice Harland
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The Right Reverend Maurice Harland |
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| Bishop of Durham | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
| In office | 1956–1966 (retired) |
| Predecessor | Michael Ramsey |
| Successor | Ian Ramsey |
| Other posts |
Bishop suffragan of Croydon (1942–1947) Archdeacon of Croydon (1946–1947) Bishop of Lincoln (11 July 1947 {confirmed}–7 July 1956 {translated}) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1922 (deacon) 1923 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1942 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 April 1896 Malton, North Riding of Yorkshire |
| Died | 29 September 1986 (aged 90) Chichester, West Sussex |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | William & Elizabeth Harland |
| Spouse | Agnes Harland MBE (née Winckley) |
| Children | two daughters |
| Profession | airman |
| Education | St Peter's School, York |
| Alma mater |
Exeter College, Oxford Leeds Clergy School |
Maurice Henry Harland (17 April 1896–29 September 1986) was a 20th-century Anglican bishop, his most significant appointment being Bishop of Durham from 1956 to 1966.
Harland was born on 17 April 1896, the son of the Revd William George and Clara Elizabeth Harland and educated at St Peter's School, York.
Harland served in the British Army during World War I. He was commissioned into the West Yorkshire Regiment in 1914 and served in the Royal Field Artillery until 1916, when he joined the newly formed Royal Flying Corps, rising to the rank of lieutenant by 1919.
On demobilisation he went to Exeter College, Oxford, graduating BA in 1922, MA 1927. After a period of study at Leeds Clergy School he became a curate at St Peter's Leicester, during which time he married Agnes Winckley. They had two daughters.
After five years he was appointed successively priest in charge of St Anne's Conventional District,Perpetual Curate of St Matthew's Holbeck, Leeds, Vicar of St Mary's, Windermere and Rural Dean of Ambleside before his first posting as suffragan bishop of Croydon in 1942. In 1947 he was transferred to the See of Lincoln where he served a further nine years, being appointed to the House of Lords in 1954. His final appointment was to the more senior Bishopric of Durham.
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