Archibald Cullen


Archibald Cullen
Bishop of Grahamstown
Detail of the grant of arms to Archibald Cullen
Detail of the grant of arms to Archibald Cullen
ChurchAnglican
DioceseGrahamstown
In office1931-1959
PredecessorFrancis Phelps
SuccessorRobert Selby Taylor
Orders
Ordination1916
Consecration1931
Personal details
Born24 September 1887
Died16 June 1968 (1968-06-17) (aged 80)
Previous post(s)Warden of St Paul's Theological College, Grahamstown

Archibald Howard Cullen (24 September 1887 – 16 June 1968) was the sixth Bishop of Grahamstown.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

He was born on 24 September 1887 to William and Louisa (née Howard). He was baptized in the Parish of St Jude, Peckham, London on 20 November 1887.[2] His father was a Printer's Reader.[2] Cullen was educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys.[3][4]

Ordained ministry[edit]

Ordained in 1916,[5] his first post was a curacy in Coalbrookdale.[6] During World War I he was a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (TCF).[7] He was interviewed for a commission in the army chaplaincy in May, 1916.[8] He had served in France with the 1st South African General Hospital.[9] When peace returned he was vicar of Umzinto in the Diocese of Natal,[10] he later became chaplain and lecturer of Wells Theological College and then Vice-Principal of Leeds Clergy School.[10] In 1926 he became warden of St Paul's Theological College, Grahamstown until his appointment to the episcopate[11] in 1931.

Later life[edit]

He died on 16 June 1968.[12] in South Africa.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gould, Charles (1924). Grahamstown Cathedral: A Guide and Short History. Grahamstown Diocesan Registry. p. xviii.
  2. ^ a b "London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906". London Metropolitan Archives. Ancestry.com. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA. 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Cullen, Archibald Howard". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Canterbury". Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 10 September 1898. p. 4 col A. Retrieved 3 November 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940-41 Oxford: OUP, 1941
  6. ^ "1911 England Census". Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA. 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  7. ^ "No. 29707". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 August 1916. p. 8007.
  8. ^ Unusually, he was still a deacon but was 29 years old, had spent 4 years working for the YMCA, and could speak French and German. He was described by the Deputy Chaplain-General as 'not v. strong' and in the summer of 1918 was given leave because of headaches and sleeplessness (Index Card Museum of Army Chaplaincy / University of Birmingham Cadbury Research Centre. Bishop Gwynne's Army Book, p. 111)
  9. ^ TNA WO374/17100
  10. ^ a b "New Vice-principal of Leeds Clergy School". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 20 June 1923. p. 11 col D. Retrieved 3 November 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Bishop of Grahamstown The Rev. A. H. Cullen Elected". The Times. No. 45965. London. 28 October 1931. col B, p. 11.
  12. ^ "Bishop Cullen dies". The Times. No. 57279. London. 17 June 1968. col D, p. 4.

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Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
Preceded by Bishop of Grahamstown
1931–1959
Succeeded by