1. George Wyndham Kennion, the son of George Kennion and Catherine, daughter of J F Fordyce, was born at Harrogate, England, on 5 September 1845.
11 Facts About George Kennion
1. 2.
George Kennion was ordained deacon in 1869 and priest in 1870.
3.
George Kennion set to work to fill this need and personally visited all the centres in the colony.
4.
George Kennion had some difficulties with the extreme high church movement in the church, but though he allowed much liberty there were limits he would not allow to be passed.
5.
George Kennion had in early life been associated with the evangelicals, but became a moderate high churchman.
6.
George Kennion did not take a leading part in ecclesiastical affairs, but was an excellent chairman of the English committee on faith and order.
7.
George Kennion was lecturer in pastoral theology at Cambridge University in 1899 and Ramsden preacher in 1901.
Related searches
George Wyndham 8.
George Kennion tended to encourage practical initiatives in his diocese, supporting recruitment of clergy to the Chaplaincies, naming clerical families and describing their activities in the War including recognition of individual gallantry awards, and promoting women volunteers to work in agriculture.
9.
George Kennion pressed his clergy to support wounded soldiers and sailors, using a 200-year-old adage.
10.
George Kennion had a serious illness at the end of 1917 and resigned his See effective 1 August 1919.
11.
George Kennion was a Freemason, under the jurisdiction of the United Grand Lodge of England.