Cyril Swaby
Bishop of Jamaica; Bishop suffragan of Kingston (Jamaica); Jamaican-born Anglican bishop
About Cyril Swaby
Lived 1905 – 1975 (aged 69). Cyril Swaby was a Jamaican anglican priest.
John Cyril Emerson Swaby (11 December 1905 – 21 April 1974) was an Anglican Bishop of Jamaica in the 20th century.
He was born on 11 December 1905 and educated at Munro College, Jamaica and Durham University and ordained in 1929. His first post was as a curate at Brown's Town after which he held incumbencies at St Cyprian's Highgate and then St Matthew's Kingston. From 1951 he was Archdeacon of South Middlesex and a decade later was promoted to be suffragan of Bishop of Kingston. After seven years he was promoted to be the diocesan bishop, the Bishop of Jamaica, and served until his death on 21 April 1974.
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Who was Cyril Swaby?
Bishop of Jamaica; Bishop suffragan of Kingston (Jamaica); Jamaican-born Anglican bishop (1905-1975)
When was Cyril Swaby born?
Cyril Swaby was born on 11 December 1905 in Jamaica.
When did Cyril Swaby die?
Cyril Swaby died on 21 April 1975.
What was Cyril Swaby's occupation?
Cyril Swaby was an anglican priest.
What nationality was Cyril Swaby?
Cyril Swaby was Jamaican.
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