Cecil Horsley

Cecil Douglas Horsley (26 July 1906 – 10 March 1953) was a British Anglican bishop who served as Bishop of Colombo[1] then of Gibraltar[2] in the mid 20th century.

He was born in Gillingham, Kent, on 26 July 1906[3] and educated at Brighton College[4] and Queens' College, Cambridge, before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with curacies at Romsey Abbey and St Saviour's, Ealing.[5] He was ordained priest on Trinity Sunday (15 June) 1930, by Theodore Woods, Bishop of Winchester, at Winchester Cathedral.[6] After this he was vicar of St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood,[7] before his elevation to the episcopate[8] in 1938.[9] He was consecrated Bishop of Colombo on All Saints' Day (17 November) 1938, by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[10]

He was translated to Gibraltar[11] on 25 September 1947 (invested by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth Palace Chapel).[12] A sub-prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, he died in post on 10 March 1953.[13][14]

References

1. The Ceylon Liturgy
2. Bishops of Gibraltar Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
3. Family tree guide
4. Who Was Who 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940–41 Oxford, OUP,1941
6. "Trinity Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3517. 30 June 1930. p. 797. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 8 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
7. Vicars of St John’s Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
8. St Thomas' College^[permanent dead link‍]
9. "Bishop of Colombo Young London Vicar Elected", The Times, Thursday 14 July 1938; p. 13; Issue 48046; col D
10. "Bishops for Ceylon and Africa. Consecration in Westminster Abbey". Church Times. No. 3954. 4 November 1938. p. 506. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
11. "Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Gibraltar", The Times, Saturday 3 May 1947; p. 7; Issue 50751; col F
12. "Church News. Personal". Church Times. No. 4402. 20 June 1947. p. 371. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 8 March 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
13. "Guild of all Souls". Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
14. "Obituary The Right Rev. C. D. Horsley Bishop Of Gibraltar", The Times, Wednesday 11 March 1953; p. 10; Issue 52567; col D

Church of England titles
Preceded by Mark Carpenter-Garnier	Bishop of Colombo 1938– 1947	Succeeded by Rollo Graham Campbell
Preceded by Harold Buxton	Bishop of Gibraltar 1947– 1953	Succeeded by Thomas Craske