Charles Oliver Mules (8 September 1837, Ilminster – 9 October 1927, Nelson, New Zealand) was the third Anglican Bishop of Nelson,“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 whose Episcopate spanned a 20-year period during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.“The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913
He was educated at Cheltenham College and Trinity College, Cambridge,Illustrated London News and ordained in 1864. After a curacy at Whorlton, County Durham he emigrated to New Zealand to work under Andrew Suter, Anglican Bishop of Nelson. He was Vicar of Brightwater“A History of the English Church in New Zealand” Purchas, HT: Christchurch (NZ) Simpson & Williams Limited,1914 then ArchdeaconNew Zealand Gazette of Waimea before succeeding Suter. At some point he became a Doctor of Divinity.
After resigning his see he lived at Trafalgar Square in the city until his death on 9 October 1927.The Times, Tuesday, Oct 11, 1927; pg. 9; Issue 44709; col C Obituary Bishop Mules He is buried at St Michael's, Waimea West.Nelson data
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