About Acton Sillitoe
Lived 1840 – 1894 (aged 53). Acton Sillitoe was a British anglican priest.
Acton Windeyer Sillitoe (also Wyndeyer; 12 July 1840 9 June 1894) was the first Bishop of New Westminster.
Sillitoe was born in Sydney and ordained in the Church of England: he was made deacon on 21 February 1869 by George Selwyn (Bishop of Lichfield) at St Peter's Church, Wolverhampton and ordained priest by Selwyn in 1870. After curacies at Brierley Hill and Wolverhampton he was the incumbent at Ellenbrook from 1873 to 1876. After this he was a chaplain at Geneva then Darmstadt. He was consecrated a bishop 1 November 1879 by Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury at Croydon Parish Church and went to British Columbia (Canada) to serve as the first Bishop of New Westminster; he also became a Doctor of Divinity (DD).
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Who was Acton Sillitoe?
British Anglican bishop in Canada
When was Acton Sillitoe born?
Acton Sillitoe was born on 12 July 1840 in Sydney.
When did Acton Sillitoe die?
Acton Sillitoe died on 9 June 1894.
What was Acton Sillitoe's occupation?
Acton Sillitoe was an anglican priest.
What nationality was Acton Sillitoe?
Acton Sillitoe was British.
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