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Thomas Edward Wilkinson

Bishop T.E. Wilkinson
Bishop T.E. Wilkinson
  • ... that before he was ordained, Bishop Thomas Edward Wilkinson (pictured) joined the French Foreign Legion and travelled around Europe? Source: "He went to Italy with the intention of joining Garibaldi's English contingent and travelled over most of Europe, and was then ordained. (Mid Sussex Times, 3 November 1914, p.3 col.5)
    • ALT1:... that Thomas Edward Wilkinson (pictured) was made Bishop of Zululand after his predecessor in South Africa John Colenso was excommunicated? Source: Diocese of Zululand
    • ALT2:... that when Thomas Edward Wilkinson (pictured) was coadjutor bishop of London for north and central Europe, he had the oversight of missions across ten nations and had to travel 14,000 miles per year to visit them all? Source: "A diocese ... of North and Central Europe. The area in question comprises ... 10 nations ... The bishop is the Right Rev. Thomas Edward Wilkinson who, when in full travelling order for visitation ... covers a distance annually of something like 14,000 miles." (Home News for India, China and the Colonies, 21 October 1892 p.9 col.1)
  • Reviewed: Hanna Ludwig
  • Comment: This article was expanded in userspace over a couple of weeks, then moved to mainspace on 26 August 2020.

5x expanded by Storye book (talk). Self-nominated at 15:50, 27 August 2020 (UTC).