Reginald Foskett (1909 – 13 November 1973) was the fourth Anglican Bishop of Penrith in the modern era. New Bishop Of Penrith The Times Wednesday, 31 May 1967; pg. 12; Issue 56955; col E
Born in 1909“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 1991 he was educated at Derby School and Keble College, Oxford and ordained priest in 1933. After Curacies at Gedling and Mansfield he was Rector at OrdsallDetails of incumbency followed by service as Rural Dean of Ilkeston. From 1957 he was Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh"The Pictorial History of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh" Poskett, R: London, Pitkin,1967 before elevation to the Episcopate a decade later: a post he was to hold for only three years, retiring prematurely due to ill-health.Church News Bishop Of Penrith To Resign The Times Monday, 27 Jul 1970; pg. 8; Issue 57928; col F A dedicated historian of the church and of African history.,He edited the journals of his wife’s grandfather, the Scottish explorer John Kirk: "The Zambesi Journal of Dr John Kirk"(Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd, 1962); "Zambesi Doctors-correspondence of Dr David Livingstone and Dr John Kirk"(Edinburgh, University Press, 1964)- British Library catalogue accessed Monday 11 August 2008 21:30 he died on 13 November 1973.
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