The Malta Protestant College was a short-lived Church of England training college.
It was established in 1846Cambridge Chronicle and came under the jurisdiction of George Tomlinson, Bishop of Gibraltar from 1842 to 1863. Its first principal was John Hickman.Alumni Cantabrigienses Part II. Vol iii p358 formerly headteacher of Wigan Grammar School.The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 12 Urban, S (Ed) p534:London, William Pickering, 1839 Regular meetings in England to scrutinise the work of the college.MALTA PROTESTANT COLLEGE The Derby Mercury (Derby, England), Wednesday, June 28, 1854; Issue 3271THE MALTA PROTESTANT COLLEGE. The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Saturday, April 18, 1857; Issue 28181MALTA PROTESTANT COLLEGE. Glasgow Herald (Glasgow, Scotland), Saturday, September 6, 1862; Issue 7069 It closed in 1865.The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Tuesday, May 16, 1865; Issue 33064 Its loss was much lamented by the islands Anglican community.The Church in Malta The Times (London, England), Saturday, Aug 25, 1866; pg. 1; Issue 25586 The college's last principal Charles Popham MilesNational Archives became the incumbent at MonkwearmouthAlumni Cantabrigienses Part II. Vol iv p411 in December 1866.ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE The Morning Post (London, England), Sunday, December 31, 1866; pg. 7; Issue 29034
See also Villa St Ignatius, host of The Malta Protestant College (MPC)
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