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Anglican bishop

Michael Hartley Eldon (8 August 1931 - 7 February 2011) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.

Born on 8 August 1931 to Sidney and Rowena Eldon, Michael was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge; he was ordained in 1955. After curacies in Nassau, he spent nine years on Grand Bahama, becoming archdeacon of the island. In 1971, he was appointed Suffragan Bishop of New Providence.

In 1971, Eldon became the first Bahamian Bishop of Nassau, resigning 25 years later, after attaining retirement.

Notes

  1. Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas
  2. "Rt. Rev'd. Michael Hartley Eldon" (PDF). Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. St George’s, Nassau web-site Archived 2010-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  5. The Times, Saturday, Feb 26, 1972; pg. 4; Issue 58412; col B Church News
  6. Nassau Guardian Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Anglican church in the Bahamas Archived 2011-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded byBernard Markham Bishop of Nassau
1971 –1996 		Succeeded byDrexel Gomez
Bishops of Nassau
Anglican bishops of Nassau
Bishops of Nassau & The Bahamas


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