George Bell (bishop)
George Kennedy Allen Bell (4 February 1883 – 3 October 1958) was an Anglican theologian, Dean of Canterbury, Bishop of Chichester, member of the House of Lords and a pioneer of the ecumenical movement.
The Right Reverend George Bell | |
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Bishop of Chichester | |
Bell in 1910 | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Chichester |
Installed | 11 June 1929 |
Term ended | 3 October 1958 |
Predecessor | Winfrid Burrows |
Successor | Roger Wilson |
Other post(s) | Dean of Canterbury (1925–1929) Member, House of Lords (1937–1958) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1907 (deacon) |
Consecration | c. 1929 |
Personal details | |
Born | Hayling Island, Hampshire, England | 4 February 1883
Died | 3 October 1958 75) | (aged
Buried | Chichester Cathedral |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | James Allen Bell Sarah Georgina Megaw |
Spouse | Henrietta Livingstone (married 1918) |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford Wells Theological College |
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