John Hugh Granville Randolph
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The Rt Rev
John Hugh Granville Randolph, DD
(20 January 1866 - 21 March 1936) was the Suffragan Bishop
of Guildford
and then Dean of Salisbury
in the Church of England
in the first decades of the 20th century.
Randolph was born into an ecclesiastical family: his father was a clergyman, the Rev. Leveson Cyril Randolph. Educated at Eton
and Trinity College, Cambridge
, he was ordained into the priesthood in 1890. His first post was a curacy
in Margate
, after which he was Vicar
of All Saints’, Westbrook
, then St Mark’s, North End, before his elevation to the Episcopate. He died on 21 March 1936.
Right Reverend
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John Hugh Granville Randolph, DD
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
(20 January 1866 - 21 March 1936) was the Suffragan Bishop
Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...
of Guildford
Guildford
Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
and then Dean of Salisbury
Dean of Salisbury
The Dean of Salisbury is the Head of the Chapter of Salisbury Cathedral in the Church of England. The current Dean is The Very Revd June Osborne, who was installed in 2004.-Selected office-holders:*Walter 1102*Osbert 1105*Robert 1111*Serlo 1122...
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
in the first decades of the 20th century.
Randolph was born into an ecclesiastical family: his father was a clergyman, the Rev. Leveson Cyril Randolph. Educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, he was ordained into the priesthood in 1890. His first post was a curacy
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
in Margate
Margate
-Demography:As of the 2001 UK census, Margate had a population of 40,386.The ethnicity of the town was 97.1% white, 1.0% mixed race, 0.5% black, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% Chinese or other ethnicity....
, after which he was Vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
of All Saints’, Westbrook
Westbrook, Thanet
Westbrook is a Victorian seaside resort on the Thanet peninsula in the southeast corner of England. It forms a conurbation with Westgate-on-Sea to the west and Margate to the east....
, then St Mark’s, North End, before his elevation to the Episcopate. He died on 21 March 1936.