Charles Corfe
The Right Reverend Charles John Corfe | |
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Province | Canterbury |
See | Seoul |
Appointed | 1889 |
Installed | 29 September 1890 |
Term ended | 1905 |
Successor | Arthur Turner |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1866 |
Consecration | 1 November 1889 |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | 1843 |
Died | 20 June 1921 |
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Anglican |
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Charles John Corfe DD (1843 – 20 June 1921)[1] was the inaugural Bishop in Korea from 1889.[2] Corfe was one of the four Bible Clerks educated as an undergraduate at All Souls College, Oxford.[3] After graduating [4] he had a brief spell teaching at St. Michael's College, Tenbury before being ordained in 1866. For the next 22 years he was a Royal Naval Chaplain.[5] In 1889 he was awarded an honorary DD on his appointment in Korea.[6] On his retirement he published an account of his pioneering efforts[7] entitled “The Anglican Church in Corea.”.[8]
References
- ↑ Bishop Corfe. (Obituaries) The Times Monday, 4 Jul 1921; pg. 16; Issue 42763; col C
- ↑ CONSECRATION OF THREE BISHOPS: Reading, Derby and Corea (sic) The Times Saturday, 2 Nov 1889; pg. 9; Issue 32846; col C to 1904
- ↑ History of the college
- ↑ The Times, Friday, 16 Jun 1865; pg. 5; Issue 25213; col B University Intelligence
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ University Intelligence. Oxford, 16 Oct.. (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Thursday, 17 Oct 1889; pg. 7; Issue 32832; col E
- ↑ Details of book
- ↑ Being documents ... issued by authority during the episcopate of the first Bishop of the Church of England in Corea between 1889 and 1905: Seoul, Hodge & Co, 1907
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New title | Bishop in Korea 1889 – 1904 |
Succeeded by Arthur Turner |
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