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Bishop in Chekiang; Irish-born British Anglican bishop in China
Herbert Molony
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Bishop in Chekiang; Irish-born British Anglican bishop in China
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Herbert James Molony
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Birth:
2 June 1865(Dublin, Ireland)
Death:
22 July 1939
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Pembroke College
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Biography
Herbert James Molony (2 June 1865 – 22 July 1939) was a missionary of the Anglican Church.
Born in Dublin, Molony was educated at Leamington School and Pembroke College, Cambridge (whence he gained his Cambridge Master of Arts {MA Cantab}). He was ordained in 1888.He wasa Curate at St Stephen's Newcastle upon Tyne then a CMS Missionary in Mandla. From 1905 to 1907 he was Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Nagpur when he became Bishop in Chekiang, a post he held for 20 years. Returning to England he was Rector of Teston until 1937.
He died on 22 July 1939; he had become aDoctor of Divinity (DD).