George Wilkinson (bishop)

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The Most Reverend George Wilkinson
Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
In office	1893–1907 (Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane) 1904–1907 (Primus)
Predecessor	Charles Wordsworth
Successor	Charles Edward Plumb
Orders
Ordination	1858
Consecration	25 April 1883 by Edward White Benson
Personal details
Born	(1833-05-01)1 May 1833 Durham, England
Died	11 December 1907(1907-12-11) (aged 74) Edinburgh, Scotland
Buried	Brompton cemetery
Denomination	Anglicanism
Parents	George Wilkinson & Mary Howard
Spouse	Caroline Charlotte
Children	8
Alma mater	Oriel College, Oxford

George Howard Wilkinson (1 May 1833 – 11 December 1907) was Bishop of Truro 1883-1891 and then of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane 1893–1907.^[1] He was Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1904,^[2] until his death.

Life

Wilkinson was born on 1 May 1833 and educated at Durham School and Oriel College, Oxford.^[3] He embarked on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Kensington after which he held incumbencies at Seaham Harbour, Auckland, Soho and Eaton Square, a parish in a wealthy part of London,^[4] before elevation to the episcopate in 1883.^[5]^[6]

The founder of the Community of the Epiphany (1883),^[7] he died on 11 December 1907.^[8]

Family

Wilkinson married, on 14 July 1857, Caroline Charlotte Des Vœux, daughter of lieutenant-colonel Benfield Des Vœux, fourth son of Sir Charles Des Vœux, 1st Baronet; she died on 6 September 1877. They had three sons and five daughters,^[9] including Reverend G. G. Wilkinson, and eldest daughter Constance Charlotte Mary Wilkinson, who married in 1902 Reverend Arthur Edward Davies, Chaplain to her father.^[10]

Notes

^ "New Bishop of St Andrews" The Times, Friday, 28 April 1893; p. 8; Issue 33937; col D
^ Dundee Courier, Friday 1 July 1904 p9: "New Primus for Scotland, elevation of Bishop Wilkinson - the distinguished prelate's career"
^ Who was Who 1897–1990. London: A. & C. Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
^ "Consecration of the Bishop of Truro", The Times Wednesday, 16 May 1883; p. 6; Issue 30821; col F
^ Aberdeen Press and Journal, Thursday 12 December 1907 p4: "Sudden death of the Primus" Obituary
^ Article by Richard Savill "Last surviving nun of 127 year old order" (p.7) Daily Telegraph Tuesday 4 November 2008
^ "Death of the Bishop of St. Andrews". The Times Thursday, 12 December 1907; p. 4; Issue 38514; col C
^ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Buckland, Augustus Robert (1912). "Wilkinson, George Howard". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
^ "Marriages". The Times. No. 36808. London. 1 July 1902. p. 1.

Religious titles
Preceded by Edward White Benson	Bishop of Truro 1883 –1891	Succeeded by John Gott
Preceded by Charles Wordsworth	Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane 1893–1907	Succeeded by Charles Edward Plumb
Preceded by James Butler Knill Kelly	Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 1904–1907	Succeeded by Walter John Forbes Robberds

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Bibliographic directory from Project Canterbury

v t e Bishops of Truro
Edward White Benson George Wilkinson John Gott Charles Stubbs Winfrid Burrows Guy Warman Walter Frere Joseph Hunkin Edmund Morgan Maurice Key Graham Leonard Peter Mumford Michael Ball Bill Ind Tim Thornton Chris Goldsmith (acting) Philip Mounstephen David Williams (announced)

Bishops of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane

Precursor titles

Archbishop of St Andrews	Arthur Rose
Bishops of Fife	James Rose Robert Keith Robert White Henry Edgar
Bishop of Fife, Dunkeld and Dunblane	Patrick Torry

Current title

Primuses of the Scottish Episcopal Church

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