Anthony Leigh Egerton Hoskyns-Abrahall (13 October 19031 May 1982) was an

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and

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who served as the Bishop of Lancaster (a

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in the

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) from 1955 until 1975.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'' (107th edition) volume 2. (

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: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003). p. 1970.

Early life and military service

Hoskyns-Abrahall was born on 13 October 1903 to Bennet and Edith ( Tapp), and was descended from the Hoskyns baronets. He was educated at

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and trained at the

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, and Dartmouth. He served in the

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. He was promoted from acting sub-lieutenant to sub-lieutenant on 15 October 1924, and from sub-lieutenant to

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on 15 December 1926. As a lieutenant he was PT instructor at RNC Dartmouth. He played cricket for the Navy, soccer for the Naval officers, rugby for Portsmouth Combined Services, he boxed for the navy and had a handicap of about 2 at golf. He left the Royal Navy in 1929.

Ordained ministry

He trained for the ministry at

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. He was

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on 27 September 1931 and a

on 18 December 1932 (both times by

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, Bishop of Portsmouth, at

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), and was a

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at St Mary's Portsea before becoming a

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.''

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1975–1976'' (London:

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, 1976) He served St Wilfrid's

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as chaplain, married Margaret Storey in 1937 – they had two sons and one daughter. During the

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, Hoskyns-Abrahall served as a chaplain with the

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(RNVR). In November 1939, he was made a temporary chaplain with seniority from 10 October 1939: chaplains in the Royal Navy do not hold a rank. He was then

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of St Michael's Church,

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(and later also Rural Dean of Aldershot) before his appointment to the

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."Deaths: A. L. E. Hoskyns-Abrahall", ''

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'', 13 July 1982, p. 12. He was consecrated and ordained a bishop on 1 February 1955 by

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, in

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, and served as Bishop suffragan of Lancaster (in the

) until his retirement on 1 January 1975. In retirement, he continued to serve that diocese as an

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoskyns-Abrahall, Anthony Leigh Egerton 1903 births Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Royal Navy chaplains 20th-century Church of England bishops Anglican bishops of Lancaster 1982 deaths World War II chaplains Alumni of Westcott House, Cambridge