Herbert Mather
Herbert Mather (1840–1916) was an Anglican bishop in the last decades of the 19th century and the first part of the 20th.[1][2]
Mather was educated at St Andrew's University and Trinity College, Cambridge and ordained in 1867.[3][4] He began his ordained ministry as vice-principal and then the principal of Carmarthen Training College. He then became chaplain to the Bishop of Newfoundland and incumbent of the cathedral. After this he was the rector of All Saints' Huntingdon and rural dean of Gartree.[5] From 1891 to 1897 he was Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness [6] when he was ordained to the episcopate[7] as the 4th Bishop of Antigua.[8] Returning to England he was an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Hereford until his retirement in 1912.
References
- ↑ Bishop Mather, The Times, London, 1 August 1922; pg. 11; Issue 43098; col D
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007, London, A & C Black, 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ "Mather, Herbert (MTR860H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Ordinations, The Times, London, 21 March 1867; pg. 12; Issue 25764; col A
- ↑ The Times, London, 11 March 1886; pg. 5; Issue 31704; col E Ecclesiastical Appointments
- ↑ ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000”, Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh, T & T Clark, ISBN 0-567-08746-8
- ↑ The Times, London, 19 July 1897; p7; Issue 35259; col C, Ecclesiastical Intelligence
- ↑ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Butler Knill Kelly |
Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness 1891 to 1897 |
Succeeded by Alan Becher Webb |
| Preceded by Charles James Branch |
Bishop of Antigua 1897 to 1904 |
Succeeded by Walter Farrar |