Rt Rev Harold Nickinson Rodgers (6 July 18811939 England and Wales Register – 22 June 1947) was the third Anglican Bishop of Sherborne in the modern era."Bishop Of Sherborne- Archdeacon Of Portsmouth Appointed (Official Appointments and Notices)" The Times Monday, 12 October 1936; pg. 14; Issue 47503; col F
Educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, he was ordained in 1910 and his ministry began with a curacy at St Jude's, Southsea; after which he was Vicar of Havant (and latterly Rural Dean).Havant details Subsequently, he served as Archdeacon of Portsmouth in 1927, Archdeacon of Dorset (1940–47) and Bishop of Sherborne (1936–47). He died in Salisbury in 1947.Obituaries Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947 His Times obituary described him as "an able administrator"."Obituary: Bishop Of Sherborne" The Times Tuesday, 24 June 1947; pg. 7; Issue 50795; col E
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