Ezra Douglas Martinson,
MBE was an
Anglican
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...
bishop in Africa in the third quarter of the 20th century.
Education
Martinson was educated at
King's College London
King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...
.
Career summary
* ordained
deacon
A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions.
Major Christian denominations, such as the Cathol ...
, 1915
* ordained priest, 1916
* Priest
Diocese of Accra, 1915–1937
*
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denomina ...
of
Sedonki
* Archdeacon of
Kumasi
Kumasi is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is the second largest city in the country, with a population of 443,981 as of the 2021 census. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region ...
*
Assistant Bishop of Accra, 1951–1963
Honours
Martinson was awarded the MBE for services to education in 1943.
London Gazette
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References
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Alumni of King's College London
20th-century Anglican bishops in Ghana
Anglican bishops of Accra
Ghanaian religious leaders
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