Maurice Harland
Maurice Harland was Bishop of Durham from 1956-1966.
Early life
He was born on the 17th of April 1896, the son of William and Elizabeth Harland and educated at '''St Peter's School, York'''[1]. He was commissioned into the West Yorkshire Regiment in 1914 and served in the Royal Field Artillery until 1916, when he joined the newly formed Royal Flying Corp[2], rising to the rank of Lieutenant by 1919.
Marries and begins Ministry
On [demobilisation]] he went up to Exeter College, Oxford[3],graduating BA in 1922,MA 1927 [4] . After a period of study at Leeds Clergy School he became [Curate]] at St Peter's Leicester, during which time he married Agnes Winckley[5]: together they had two daughters.
Career progresses
After 5 years he was appointed successively Priest in charge of St Anne's Conventional District, Perpetual Curate[6] of St Matthew's Holbeck,Leeds, Vicar of St Mary's, Windermere (lake) and Rural Dean of Ambleside before his first posting as Suffragan bishop of Croydon in 1942 [7]. In 1947 he was transferred to the See of Lincoln where he served a further 9 years, being elevated to the House of Lords in 1954. His final appointment was to the more senior Bishopric of Durham [8].
Retirement
Harland resigned his Seat in 1966 and retired to West Wittering,[West Sussex]],living another twenty years before dying on September the 29th 1986.
References
- ^ Who's Who (UK) (London, A & C Black, 1971 ISBN 0713611405
- ^ Afterwards the Royal Air Force. He was not the only future Bishop to serve in this branch: see also the Right Rev William Louis Anderson
- ^ Made Honorary Fellow in 1950
- ^ Unlike other Universities this is essentially the same degree, a period of time and a small payment securing the higher degree
- ^ She was awarded the MBE in 1967
- ^ When a new Parish was created from a larger Rectoral or Vicarious Parish, the Incumbent, or Parish Priest was styled a “Perpetual Curate Faith, History and Practice of the Church of England Eaton, W.A. (London,Hodder & StoughtonLtd, 1954 rpnt1972 p37 ISBN 0340007184
- ^ Crockford's clerical directory (Lambeth, Church House,1986]
- ^ in which capacity he was awarded an honorary DD in 1956