Cyril Easthaugh was a British Anglican bishop in the 20th century.
16 Facts About Cyril Easthaugh
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Cyril Easthaugh was Bishop of Kensington from 1949 to 1961 and Bishop of Peterborough from 1961 to 1972.
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Cyril Easthaugh left school at 17 to serve in the army during World War I Cyril Easthaugh was commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment.
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Cyril Easthaugh was awarded the Military Cross in 1917, at the age of 19.
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Cyril Easthaugh then matriculated into Christ Church, Oxford, to study theology.
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Cyril Easthaugh graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1928; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts degree in 1932.
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Cyril Easthaugh served his curacy at St John the Divine, Kennington, a church in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England.
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Cyril Easthaugh returned to his theological college to serve as chaplain until 1934.
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Cyril Easthaugh returned to parish ministry and became vicar of St John the Divine, Kennington.
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Cyril Easthaugh spent fourteen years there, before his consecration to the episcopate in 1949.
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Cyril Easthaugh was appointed Bishop of Kensington, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of London.
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Cyril Easthaugh was an opponent of union between the Methodist Church and the Anglican Communion.
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Cyril Easthaugh was Life President of the Guild of All Souls, an Anglican devotional society.
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Cyril Easthaugh's churchmanship fell within the Catholic wing of the Church of England and he hoped for the eventual union of Anglicans with the Roman Catholic Church.
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Cyril Easthaugh drove an elderly Rolls Royce and has left a lasting and pleasant impression.
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In 1948, Cyril Easthaugh married Lady Laura Mary Palmer, the third daughter of the Earl of Selborne.