Henry Bickersteth Durant (also spelt Durrant; 17 March 1871 – 16 January 1932) was the Bishop of Lahore from 1913 until his death. Durant was born into a very eminent ecclesiastical family – his father was

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of the

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, his uncle was Edward Bickersteth, Bishop of Exeter, and his cousin was Edward Bickersteth, Bishop of South Tokyo. He was educated at

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, and

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in 1894, after a

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at St Matthew's,

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, he became a missionary in India, eventually rising to be Principal of St John's College,

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. before elevation to the

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"New Bishop Of Lahore". ''

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'' Thursday, Feb 20, 1913; pg. 11; Issue 40140; col A

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1871 births 1932 deaths People educated at Highgate School Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge 20th-century Anglican bishops in India English Anglican missionaries Anglican missionaries in India Anglican bishops of Lahore Bickersteth family {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub