The Rt. Rev. Edward Lewis Evans (1904–1996) was Bishop of Barbados from 1960 until 1971.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76. London: Oxford University Press, 1976.
He was born in 1904 and educated at Tonbridge School.“Who was Who” 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 He was ordained in 1938 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Mary's, Prittlewell followed by the post of Warden of St Peter's Theological College, Jamaica. He was successively Rector of Kingston Parish Church, Archdeacon of Surrey and then Bishop Suffragan of KingstonEcclesiastical News Consecration Of Bishop Of Kingston, Jamaica The Times Saturday, 6 April 1957; pg. 8; Issue 53809; col D before his translation to Barbados.National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives A noted author,Amongst others he wrote "A History of the Diocese of Jamaica" (1977) and "Legends of West Indian Saints" (1984) > British Library web site accessed 19:48 GMT Thursday 6 May 2010 he died on 30 December 1996.
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