About Walter Wade
Lived 1909 – 1976 (aged 66). Walter Wade was a British anglican priest.
Sydney Walter Wade (called Walter; 21 March 190910 March 1976) was Suffragan Bishop of Cape Town from 1970 to 1976.
Wade was educated at King Edward VI School, Lichfield and Kelham Theological College; and ordained in 1934. After a curacy in Nottingham he held incumbencies at Kimberley and Upington, in the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman. He was Archdeacon of Bechuanaland from 1954 to 1958; and of Kimberley from 1958 to 1963. He was Dean of Umtata from 1963 to 1967; and Archdeacon of Western Transvaal from 1967 until his appointment to the episcopate. In 1975 he was appointed a Chaplain of the Order of St John.
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Who was Walter Wade?
Anglican priest
When was Walter Wade born?
Walter Wade was born on 21 March 1909.
When did Walter Wade die?
Walter Wade died on 10 March 1976.
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Walter Wade was an anglican priest.
What nationality was Walter Wade?
Walter Wade was British.
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· DBpedia: Walter Wade (bishop)
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