Charles Aylen
| The Right Reverend Charles A. W. Aylen | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of St Helena | |
| Church | Anglican |
| Province | Southern Africa |
| Diocese | St Helena and Zululand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1882 |
| Died | 15 August 1972 |
Charles Arthur William Aylen (1882–15 August 1972) was an Anglican bishop.[1]
Education
Aylen was born in Wick, Scotland.[2]He was educated at Bradfield College and Keble College, Oxford.[3][4]
Career
He was ordained in 1906 and his first post was a curacy in Henley on Thames.[5]
He was vicar of Shiplake from 1913 to 1925. During World War I he was a Royal Navy chaplain.[6]
In 1926 he went to Empangeni in the Diocese of Zululand as a missionary priest. He was the bishop of Zululand from 1930 to 1935. While he was bishop of Zululand he married Elizabeth Hills.[7] He was translated to the Diocese of St Helena and was bishop there from 1935 to 1939.[8]
He was vicar of Aston Tirrold from 1939 to 1945 and Flore from 1945 to 1958 and rural dean of Weedon from 1947 to 1951.
Family
He married Elisabeth Margaret Anna Hills in 1932 and they had two sons and one daughter.
Notes
- ↑ Obituary: C.A.W. Aylen The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 16, 1972; pg. 12; Issue 58554
- ↑ "Census Transcription". England, Wales & Scotland Census. 1901. Retrieved 2015-06-21 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ AYLEN, Charles Arthur William’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920 – 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 26 May 2012
- ↑ "School & university registers". Retrieved 2015-06-21 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory London, OUP, 1948
- ↑ H.M. Stationary Office (2012). Navy List January 1919 - Volume 1: (Corrected to 18th December 1918). Andrews UK Limited. p. 451. ISBN 978-1-78150-853-4.
- ↑ "Bishop To Marry". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 16 November 1932. p. 5 col A. Retrieved 2014-09-30 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Diocesan web site
External links
| Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Wilmot Vyvyan |
Bishop of Zululand 1930–1935 |
Succeeded by Albert Lee |
| Preceded by Christopher Watts |
Bishop of St Helena 1935–1939 |
Succeeded by Gilbert Turner |