St John Pike

St John Surridge Pike (born December 27, 1909 , † November 13, 1992 ) was a British (born, later Irish) Anglican bishop in the third quarter of the twentieth century.

Life

Trained at Trinity College , Dublin and ordained in 1934 , he began his career as a curate in Taney, Dublin. He was then director of the South Church Mission, Ballymacarrett , then Rector of St. George's, Belfast . In 1958 he was raised to the episcopate as Bishop of Gambia and the Rio Pongas . On his return from Africa he became assistant bishop in the Diocese of Guildford and held this office in Ewshot , Chertsey and Longcross .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897–2007 . A & C Black, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7 .
2. ↑ incumbents & Perpetual Curates of Taney. In: taneyparish.ie. 2011, archived from the original on July 21, 2011 ; accessed on February 14, 2020 .  
3. ↑ The Times , Saturday, Jul 05, 1969; pg. 10; Issue 57604; col C Conducts funeral service

predecessor	Office	successor
Roderic Coote	Bishop of Gambia 1958–1963	Timothy Olufosoye