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Maxwell Woosnam (priest)
The Ven. Charles Maxwell Woosnam MA (6 August 1856 – 7 May 1930) was Archdeacon of Macclesfield from 1893 to 1904. Woosnam was born in Bombay, the second son of Royal Horse Artillery Maj.-Gen. James Bowen Woosnam (1812 – 1877), of Bicknor Court, Coleford, Gloucestershire, and his wife Agnes, daughter of William Bell, of Bellbrook, Queen's County. His parents were both of landed gentry families; the Woosnam family were of Cefnllysgwynne, Brecknockshire, Wales, originally of Montgomeryshire, and the Bell family of Pendell Court, Bletchingley, Surrey. Woosnam was educated at Repton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1880 and his first post was that of Chaplain to the Tyne Mission to Seamen. He was Vicar of St Peter's, Tynemouth from 1881 to 1888; then Rector of Kirby Wiske for a further two years. In 1890 he became Chaplain of the Mersey Mission to Seamen before his years as an Archdeacon. In 1905 he became Vicar of St Margaret's, Dunham Mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venerable
''The Venerable'' often shortened to Venerable is a style, title, or epithet used in some Christianity, Christian churches. The title is often accorded to holy persons for their spiritual perfection and wisdom. Catholic In the Catholic Church, after a deceased Catholic has been declared a servant of God by a Bishop (Catholic Church), bishop and proposed for beatification by the pope, such a servant of God may next be declared venerable ("heroic virtue, heroic in virtue") during the investigation and process leading to possible canonization as a saint. A declaration that a person is venerable is not a pronouncement of their presence in Heaven. The pronouncement means it is considered likely that they are in heaven, but it is possible the person could still be in purgatory. Before one is considered venerable, one must be declared by a proclamation, approved by the pope, to have lived a life that was "heroic in virtue" (the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicar
A vicar (; Latin: '' vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English prefix "vice", similarly meaning "deputy". It also refers to a senior priest in the Church of England. The title appears in a number of Christian ecclesiastical contexts, but also as an administrative title, or title modifier, in the Roman Empire. In addition, in the Holy Roman Empire, a local representative of the emperor, such as an archduke, could be styled " vicar". Catholic Church The Pope bears the title vicar of Christ (Latin: ''Vicarius Christi''). In Catholic canon law, ''a vicar is the representative of any ecclesiastic'' entity. The Romans had used the term to describe officials subordinate to the praetorian prefects. In the early Christian churches, bishops likewise had their vicars, such as the archdeacons and archpriests, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1856 Births
Events January–March * January 8 – Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch in California. * January 23 – The American sidewheel steamer SS ''Pacific'' leaves Liverpool (England) for a transatlantic voyage on which she will be lost with all 186 on board. * January 24 – U.S. President Franklin Pierce declares the new Free-State Topeka government in " Bleeding Kansas" to be in rebellion. * January 26 – First Battle of Seattle: Marines from the suppress an indigenous uprising, in response to Governor Stevens' declaration of a "war of extermination" on Native communities. * January 29 ** The 223-mile North Carolina Railroad is completed from Goldsboro through Raleigh and Salisbury to Charlotte. ** Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross as a British military decoration. * February ** The Tintic War breaks out in Utah. ** The National Dress Reform Association is founded in the United States to promote "r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Maitland Wood
Alfred Maitland Wood (died 28 December 1918) was Archdeacon of Macclesfield from 1904 to 1918. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and Trinity College, Cambridge and ordained in 1886. After curacies at Tarvin and Wallasey he became Vicar of St Mary's, Liscard in 1878. He held a similar post at Runcorn from 1887 to 1911; and was Rural Dean of Frodsham before his appointment to the Diocese of Chester's senior leadership team. He died on 28 December 1918.Deaths. The Times ''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its si ... (London, England), Monday, Dec 30, 1918; pg. 1; Issue 41984 References Archdeacons of Macclesfield People educated at Christ's Hospital Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 1856 births 1918 deaths {{York-archdeacon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Gore (archdeacon)
Venerable, The Ven. Arthur Gore, Doctor of Divinity, DD, Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin), MA (1829 – 25 April 1913) was the Archdeacon of Macclesfield and a Canon (priest), Canon Residentiary of Chester Cathedral. He was born in Kilkenny and educated at Kilkenny College, the town’s college and Trinity College, Dublin. Ordained in 1856 his first post was as the Clerical Superintendent of Liverpool’s ) Church of England Readers Society. He held Incumbent (ecclesiastical), incumbencies at St Luke’s, Liverpool and St Mary’s, Bowdon, Greater Manchester, Bowdon, Cheshire after which he was Chaplain to William Jacobson, the Bishop of Chester until his appointment to the Diocese of Chester, Diocese’s senior leadership team.Who's Who (UK), Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 He was collated Archdeacon of Macclesfield in 1884 (until 1893) and appointed Canon in 1893 (until his death). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gore, Arthur 1829 births Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
