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The Rt Rev Reginald Percy Crabbe (15 July 1883 – 22 October 1964) was an Anglican bishop in the mid-20th century.

Biography

Crabbe was born into an ecclesiastical family on 15 July 1883, educated at Trent College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and ordained in 1907.

At Cambridge he excelled in athletics and was part of the London Athletic Club, in addition to the Cambridge Athletic Club. He finished second behind Bernard Blunden at the 1905 AAA Championships.

He represented Great Britain at the 1906 Olympic Games in the 800m and 1500m.

After a curacy at St George's, Newcastle-under-Lyme he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Sierra Leone. He then held Incumbencies at St Mary's Peckham, and St Mary's, Sheffield. From 1924 to 1936 he was Rural Dean of Greenwich then Dulwich. In 1936 he became Bishop of Mombasa. He returned to England in 1953 and was an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Portsmouth until 1958. He died on 22 October 1964.

References

1. NPG details
2. Photo of Bishop Crabbe
3. His father was the Rev. Henry Brooksby Crabbe "Who was Who" 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X.
4. "The Clergy List London, Kelly’s, 1913
5. "Amateur Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1905. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
7. Sports Reference
8. Church web site
9. The Times, Friday, Feb 27, 1953; pg. 8; Issue 52557; col E Bishop Of Mombasa
10. Rt. Rev. R. P. Crabbe The Church In East Africa The Times Saturday, Oct 24, 1964; pg. 10; Issue 56151; col E

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