Stanley Chapman Pickard
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Stanley Chapman Pickard, OBE
(4 July 1910 - 31 March 1988) was the 8th Bishop of Lebombo
from 1958 until 1969.
He was ordained in 1938 and his first post was as a Curate
at St Catherine.s, New Cross
. He became a UMCA missionary, rising in time to be Archdeacon
of Portuguese East Africa
. In 1958 he was elevated to the Episcopate, serving for a decade. After this he was Rector
of St John’s, Belgravia
before retirement in 1983.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(4 July 1910 - 31 March 1988) was the 8th Bishop of Lebombo
Anglican Diocese of Lebombo
The Anglican Diocese of the Lebombo is a diocese in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It is one of the two Anglican dioceses of Mozambique...
from 1958 until 1969.
He was ordained in 1938 and his first post was as a Curate
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...
at St Catherine.s, New Cross
New Cross
New Cross is a district and ward of the London Borough of Lewisham, England. It is situated 4 miles south-east of Charing Cross. The ward covered by London post town and the SE 14 postcode district. New Cross is near St Johns, Telegraph Hill, Nunhead, Peckham, Brockley, Deptford and Greenwich...
. He became a UMCA missionary, rising in time to be 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 Portuguese East Africa
Portuguese East Africa
Mozambique or Portuguese East Africa was the common name by which the Portuguese Empire's territorial expansion in East Africa was known across different periods of time...
. In 1958 he was elevated to the Episcopate, serving for a decade. After this he was Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of St John’s, Belgravia
Belgravia, Gauteng
Belgravia is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 8.It was formerly the eastern part of Jeppestown....
before retirement in 1983.