Rt. Rev. Michael Hartley Eldon C.M.G. (8 August 1931 - 7 February 2011) was the Bishop of the Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos Islands from 1972 to 1996. Eldon was made a companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in 1984.
Early life and education Eldon was born on 8 August 1931,St George’s, Nassau web-site (dead) the son of Sidney and Rowena Eldon, and the older of two children. He attended Queen's College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.
Career Eldon was ordained as a bishop in 1955.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 After curacies in Nassau, he spent nine years on Grand Bahama, becoming archdeacon of the island. In 1971, he was consecrated Suffragan Bishop of New Providence.The Times, Saturday, Feb 26, 1972; pg. 4; Issue 58412; col B Church News In 1972, Eldon became the first Bahamian Bishop of Nassau,Anglican church in the Bahamas retiring 25 years later.
Eldon also taught mathematics at St. John's College and served as the first chairman of the College of the Bahamas.
Eldon was made a companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in the Queen's 1984 New Year's Honours.
Death and legacy In 2006, the University of the Bahamas inaugurated the Michael H. Eldon complex in honour of Eldon's contributions to the university and higher education.
Eldon died on 7 February 2011, a week before his sister, Keva Bethel, the former President of the College of the Bahamas.
Eldon was the subject of the 2012 book, Faithful Servant: Reflections on the Life of The Right Reverend Michael Hartley Eldon, CMG.
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External links
Funeral programme for Bishop Michael Eldon