Wilfred Marcus Askwith KCMG (24 April 1890 – 16 July 1962) was the 2nd Bishop of Blackburn who was later translated to Gloucester. Born in Hereford and educated at Hereford Cathedral School, Bedford School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge he was ordained in 1914. His first post was as Curate at St Helens Parish Church. After this he was a Master and Assistant Chaplain at his old school then Rector of Stalbridge. From 1925 to 1932 he was Chaplain to Europeans at Nakuru in Kenya. Returning to England he was Vicar of Sherborne then Rural Dean of Leeds before his elevation to the episcopate. He died on 16 July 1962.
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- Tomlinson, Howard (2018). Hereford Cathedral School : a history over 800 years. Herefordshire. p. 599. ISBN 978-1-910839-23-2. OCLC 1030612754.
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- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940–41 Oxford, Oxford University Press OUP,1941
- "Ecclesiastical News Consecration of Bishop of Blackburn". The Times Tuesday, 1 December 1942; p. 6; Issue 49407; col C
- "Obituary – Bishop W. M. Askwith". The Times Tuesday, 17 July 1962; p. 12; Issue 55445; col F
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| Preceded byPercy Herbert | Bishop of Blackburn 1942–1954 |
Succeeded byWalter Baddeley |
| Preceded byClifford Woodward | Bishop of Gloucester 1954–1962 |
Succeeded byBasil Guy |
| Bishops of Blackburn | |
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| Bishops of Gloucester and of Gloucester and Bristol | |
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| Gloucester (1541) |
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| Gloucester and Bristol | |
| Gloucester (1897) | |
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