Cecil Douglas Horsley (26 July 1906 – 10 March 1953) was a British Anglican bishop who served as Bishop of Colombo[1] then of Gibraltar[2] in the mid 20th century.

He was born in Gillingham, Kent, on 26 July 1906[3] and educated at Brighton College[4] and Queens' College, Cambridge, before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with curacies at Romsey Abbey and St Saviour's, Ealing.[5] He was ordained priest on Trinity Sunday (15 June) 1930, by Theodore Woods, Bishop of Winchester, at Winchester Cathedral.[6] After this he was vicar of St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood,[7] before his elevation to the episcopate[8] in 1938.[9] He was consecrated Bishop of Colombo on All Saints' Day (17 November) 1938, by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[10]

He was translated to Gibraltar[11] on 25 September 1947 (invested by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth Palace Chapel).[12] A sub-prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, he died in post on 10 March 1953.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ The Ceylon Liturgy
  2. ↑ Bishops of Gibraltar Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Family tree guide
  4. ↑ Who Was Who 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  5. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940–41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  6. ↑ "Trinity Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3517. 30 June 1930. p. 797. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 8 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. ↑ Vicars of St John’s Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ St Thomas' College
  9. ↑ "Bishop of Colombo Young London Vicar Elected", The Times, Thursday 14 July 1938; p. 13; Issue 48046; col D
  10. ↑ "Bishops for Ceylon and Africa. Consecration in Westminster Abbey". Church Times. No. 3954. 4 November 1938. p. 506. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  11. ↑ "Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Gibraltar", The Times, Saturday 3 May 1947; p. 7; Issue 50751; col F
  12. ↑ "Church News. Personal". Church Times. No. 4402. 20 June 1947. p. 371. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 8 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  13. ↑ "Guild of all Souls". Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  14. ↑ "Obituary The Right Rev. C. D. Horsley Bishop Of Gibraltar", The Times, Wednesday 11 March 1953; p. 10; Issue 52567; col D


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