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The Right Reverend John Rundle Cornish
Bishop of St Germans
John Rundle Cornish, circa 1915
Church	Anglican
Province	Province of Canterbury
Diocese	Diocese of Truro
Elected	1905
Personal details
Born	(1837-10-07)October 7, 1837
Died	April 20, 1918(1918-04-20) (aged 80)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
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John Rundle Cornish (7 October 1837 – 20 April 1918) was an Anglican bishop, the inaugural Bishop of St Germans from 1905 to 1918.

Born on 7 October 1837 he was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he was 14th Wrangler in 1859. He was a Lecturer then Fellow at the College before studying for ordination. His subsequent appointments included a period as Vicar of Kenwyn, the post of Principal of Truro Training College and Archdeacon of Cornwall before a 15-year stint as a suffragan bishop as the inaugural Bishop of St Germans. He died on 20 April 1918 and a school (the Bishop Cornish C of E VA Primary School) in the locality is named after him. After Cornish's death the bishopric of St Germans remained dormant for 56 years.

Notes

"Cornish, John Rundle (CNS855JR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Who was Who1897-1990 (London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X)
The Times, Wednesday, Dec 04, 1867; pg. 9; Issue 25985; col F University Intelligence. Appointments at Sidney Sussex Dec. 3.
"History of Kenwyn Church". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
The Times, Thursday, Jul 26, 1888; pg. 5; Issue 32448; col E Ecclesiastical Appointments.-New Archdeacon of Cornwall
Prospectus for Bishop Cornish School Archived 2011-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
Crockfords,(London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6

External links

Media related to John Rundle Cornish at Wikimedia Commons

Details of portrait within Cambridge Antiquarian Society collection

Church of England titles
Preceded byInaugural appointment	Bishop of St Germans 1905 – 1918	Succeeded byIn abeyance until 1974

v t e Bishops of St Germans
for the ancient bishops, see Bishop of Cornwall
John Cornish Richard Rutt Br Michael (Fisher) Richard Llewellin Graham James Roy Screech Chris Goldsmith Hugh Nelson

v t e Archdeacons of Cornwall
High Medieval	Roland Alnothus Ernaldus Hugo de Auco William A. Walter Ralph Luce Peter Galterus Walter Fitz Rogo Simon Martin Thomas John Rof Jordan Geofrey de Bismano Robert de Tefford John de Esse Henry de Bolleghe
Late Medieval	William Bodrugan Adam de Carleton Walter Nicholas de Scotton Annibale Cardinal di Ceccano Adam de Carleton (again) John de St Paul Papal grants: John Harewell Thomas David Alexander Neville Royal grants: William Cusance Nicholas de Newton Thomas de Orgrave Robert Braybrooke Nicholas Braybrooke Richard Lentwardyn Edward Dantsey John Bremore Richard Penels William Fylham Walter Trengof Richard Helyer Henry Trevilian John Selot Thomas Marke William Sylke
Early modern	Thomas Harrys Bernard Oldham John Fulford Hugh Ashton Richard Sampson Rowland Lee Thomas Bedyll Thomas Wynter John Pollard Hugh Weston John Rixman George Harvey Roger Alley Thomas Somaster Nicholas Marston William Hutchinson Jasper Swift William Parker Martin Mansogg/Nansogg William Parker (again) Robert Peterson Robert Hall George Hall Edward Cotton Edward Drew Lancelot Blackburne ? Charles Fleetwood George Allanson John Sleech George Moore
Late modern	William Short John Bull John Sheepshanks William Phillpotts John Cornish Stamford Raffles-Flint Guy Hockley John Holden Frederick Boreham Peter Young Arnold Wood Raymond Ravenscroft Trevor McCabe Rodney Whiteman Roger Bush Bill Stuart-White Audrey Elkington, Archdeacon of Bodmin (Acting) Paul Bryer Clive Hogger

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