Norman Lang
British bishop

Norman Lang

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British bishop
Known for
Bishop of Leicester; Archdeacon of Oakham; Archdeacon of Northampton
A.K.A.
Norman MacLeod Lang, Norman Macleod Lang
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
1875
Death:
5 May 1956
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Biography

Norman MacLeod Lang (1875–1956) was the third Bishop suffragan of Leicester from 1913 until 1927.

He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon, ordained in 1899. His first post was as a Minor Canon at Bloemfontein Cathedral. Returning to England he was Vicar of St Martin’s, Leicester before his elevation to the Episcopate; he held the Archdeaconry of Northampton with his See from 1919 until his resigned the See in 1927, continuing as Archdeacon of Northampton until 1936. After this he was Archdeacon of Oakham and finally Assistant Bishop of Peterborough until his retirement in 1945. His brother was Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of York and then of Canterbury.