Charles Mules

Charles Oliver Mules (8 September 1837, Ilminster – 9 October 1927, Nelson, New Zealand) was the third Anglican Bishop of Nelson,^[1] whose Episcopate spanned a 20 year period during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.^[2]

He was educated at Cheltenham College and Trinity College, Cambridge,^[3][4] and ordained in 1864. After a curacy at Whorlton, County Durham he emigrated to New Zealand to work under Andrew Suter, Anglican Bishop of Nelson. He was Vicar of Brightwater ^[5] then Archdeacon ^[6] of Waimea before succeeding Suter. At some point he became a Doctor of Divinity.

After resigning his see he lived at Trafalgar Square in the city until his death on 9 October 1927.^[7] He is buried at St Michael’s, Waimea West.^[8]

References

1. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
2. “The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913
3. "Mules, Charles Oliver (FML855CO)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
4. Illustrated London News
5. “A History of the English Church in New Zealand” Purchas, HT: Christchurch (NZ) Simpson & Williams Limited,1914
6. New Zealand Gazette
7. The Times, Tuesday, Oct 11, 1927; pg. 9; Issue 44709; col C Obituary Bishop Mules
8. Nelson data