Mowbray Stephen O'Rorke (21 May 1869 – 15 March 1953) was an Anglican bishop in Africa in the first quarter of the 20th century.National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and ArchivesHistory of Adisadel College
Ordained ministry O'Rorke was ordained Deacon in 1902 and Priest in 1903.Durham Diocesan Records: Ordination papers He served curacies at St Paul's, Jarrow, St Margaret's, Durham, and St Oswald's, Durham. He then moved to Australia and became Priest in charge of St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton, Queensland.
In 1911 he was elevated to the episcopate as the second Bishop of Accra. Resigning in 1924, he was Rector of Blakeney, Norfolk, Guardian of the Shrine at Our Lady of Walsingham,Ghana Broadcasting Corporation and then Chaplain at King's College, Taunton until his retirement in 1939.
Personal life O'Rorke was born on 21 May 1869,"Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England to William Joseph O'Rorke (1835–1924) and Annie Elizabeth née Wilson (1840–1912). He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin."Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes" London, Kelly's 1913
He had a sister, Annie Elizabeth (1874–1962), and four brothers, including: The Rev Benjamin Garniss O'Rorke MA DSO (1875–1918), army chaplain and prisoner of war Lt Col Frederick Charles O'Rorke (1879–1976), who served with the Army Veterinary Corps on the Western Front, 1914–1919
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