Reginald Crabbe
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 1883 Barton Regis, England |
| Died | 22 October 1964 (aged 81) Bexhill-on-Sea, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | middle-distance |
| Club | University of Cambridge London Athletic Club |
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The Rt Rev Reginald Percy Crabbe (15 July 1883 – 22 October 1964)[1] was an Anglican bishop in the mid-20th century.[2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Crabbe was born into an ecclesiastical family on 15 July 1883,[3] educated at Trent College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and ordained in 1907.[4]
At Cambridge he excelled in athletics and was part of the London Athletic Club, in addition to the Cambridge Athletic Club. He finished second behind Bernard Blunden at the 1905 AAA Championships.[5][6]
He represented Great Britain at the 1906 Olympic Games in the 800m and 1500m.[7]
After a curacy at St George's, Newcastle-under-Lyme he was Chaplain to the Bishop of Sierra Leone. He then held Incumbencies at St Mary's Peckham,[8] and St Mary's, Sheffield. From 1924 to 1936 he was Rural Dean of Greenwich then Dulwich. In 1936 he became Bishop of Mombasa. He returned to England in 1953[9] and was an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Portsmouth until 1958. He died on 22 October 1964.[10]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ NPG details
- ^ Photo of Bishop Crabbe
- ^ His father was the Rev. Henry Brooksby Crabbe "Who was Who" 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- ^ "The Clergy List London, Kelly’s, 1913
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- ^ Sports Reference
- ^ Church web site
- ^ The Times, Friday, Feb 27, 1953; pg. 8; Issue 52557; col E Bishop Of Mombasa
- ^ Rt. Rev. R. P. Crabbe The Church In East Africa The Times Saturday, Oct 24, 1964; pg. 10; Issue 56151; col E
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- 1883 births
- People educated at Trent College
- Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
- Anglican bishops of Mombasa
- 20th-century Anglican bishops of the Anglican Church of Kenya
- 1964 deaths
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games
- British men middle-distance runners
- English men middle-distance runners
- Kenyan Anglican bishop stubs
- English middle-distance runner stubs