John Jamieson Willis
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The Rt Rev
John Jamieson Willis, CBE
, DD
(8 November 1872 – 12 November 1954) was an Anglican bishop, Bishop of Uganda
from 1912 to 1934 and subsequently Assistant Bishop
of Leicester
. He and William George Peel
, the Bishop of Mombasa, were accused of heresy during the Kikuyu controversy
.
and Pembroke College, Cambridge
. He was ordained in 1895 and began his career with a curacy
in Great Yarmouth
. Then he began a long period of service as a CMS
Missionary
in Africa
eventually becoming Archdeacon
of Kavirondo
before his elevation to the Episcopate in 1912. In 1934 he returned to England to be Assistant Bishop of Leicester. He died on 12 November 1954.
Right Reverend
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John Jamieson Willis, CBE
Order of the British Empire
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, 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....
(8 November 1872 – 12 November 1954) was an Anglican bishop, Bishop of Uganda
Bishop of Uganda
There has been a diocese of Uganda in the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches.The Anglican diocese of Uganda was formed in 1897 as a division of the diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa...
from 1912 to 1934 and subsequently Assistant Bishop
Assistant Bishop
An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop.-Church of England:In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually are retired bishops – in which case they are honorary assistant bishops...
of Leicester
Diocese of Leicester
The Diocese of Leicester is a Church of England diocese based in Leicester and including the current county of Leicestershire. The cathedral is Leicester Cathedral, where the Bishop of Leicester has his seat....
. He and William George Peel
William George Peel
The Rt Rev William George Peel, DD was an Anglican Bishop in Mombassa in what is now Kenya. He was accused of heresy in the Kikuyu controversy.-Biography:...
, the Bishop of Mombasa, were accused of heresy during the Kikuyu controversy
Kikuyu controversy
The Kikuyu controversy was an Anglican church controversy in 1913-1914.-History:In 1913 William George Peel, the Bishop of Mombasa; and John Jamieson Willis, the Bishop of Uganda attended an ecumenical communion at the Church of Scotland's parish in Kikuyu, in what is now Kenya...
.
Biography
Born on 8 November 1872, he was educated at HaileyburyHaileybury and Imperial Service College
Haileybury and Imperial Service College, , is a prestigious British independent school founded in 1862. The school is located at Hertford Heath, near Hertford, from central London, on of parkland occupied until 1858 by the East India College...
and Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
. He was ordained in 1895 and began his career with 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 Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...
. Then he began a long period of service as a CMS
Church Mission Society
The Church Mission Society, also known as the Church Missionary Society, is a group of evangelistic societies working with the Anglican Communion and Protestant Christians around the world...
Missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
eventually becoming Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of Kavirondo
Kavirondo
Kavirondo is the former name of the region surrounding Kavirondo Gulf as well as of two native peoples living there under the regime of British East Africa...
before his elevation to the Episcopate in 1912. In 1934 he returned to England to be Assistant Bishop of Leicester. He died on 12 November 1954.