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{{Portal|Christianity}}'''George Clay Hubback''' [[Doctor of Divinity|DD]] was an eminent [[Anglican]] [[priest]] in the mid twentieth century.<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]]1947-48 Oxford, [[OUP]], 1947</ref>
{{Portal|Christianity}}'''George Clay Hubback''' [[Doctor of Divinity|DD]] was an eminent [[Anglican]] [[priest]] in the mid twentieth century.<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]]1947-48 Oxford, [[OUP]], 1947</ref>


Born on 7 April 1882 he was educated at [[Rossall School]] and [[Liverpool University]] and began his career as a [[Civil Engineer]] <ref>[[Who's Who|"Who was Who"]] 1897-1990 London, [[A & C Black]], 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}}</ref>  before being [[ordained]] for the priesthood in 1910. After a [[Curate|curacy]] at St Anne's, [[South Lambeth]] he was with the Oxford Mission to India until 1924 when he became [[Anglican Bishop of Assam|Bishop of Assam]]. In 1945 he was [[Translation (ecclesiastical)|translated]] to [[Anglican Diocese of Calcutta|Bishop of Calcutta]] and with it the title of [[Metropolitan (religion)|Metropolitan]] of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blog.thehubbacks.org/2008/09/society-for-preservation-of-fauna-of.html |title=Genealogical web site |access-date=28 October 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120708205626/http://blog.thehubbacks.org/2008/09/society-for-preservation-of-fauna-of.html |archive-date=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He retired in 1950 and died on  2 November 1955.<ref>'' Bishop Hubback''[[The Times]] Friday, 4 November 1955; pg. 11; Issue 53369; col D</ref>
Born on 7 April 1882 he was educated at [[Rossall School]] and [[Liverpool University]] and began his career as a [[Civil Engineer]]<ref>[[Who's Who|"Who was Who"]] 1897-1990 London, [[A & C Black]], 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}}</ref>  before being [[ordained]] for the priesthood in 1910. After a [[Curate|curacy]] at St Anne's, [[South Lambeth]] he was with the Oxford Mission to India until 1924 when he became [[Anglican Bishop of Assam|Bishop of Assam]]. In 1945 he was [[Translation (ecclesiastical)|translated]] to [[Anglican Diocese of Calcutta|Bishop of Calcutta]] and with it the title of [[Metropolitan (religion)|Metropolitan]] of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blog.thehubbacks.org/2008/09/society-for-preservation-of-fauna-of.html |title=Genealogical web site |access-date=28 October 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120708205626/http://blog.thehubbacks.org/2008/09/society-for-preservation-of-fauna-of.html |archive-date=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He retired in 1950 and died on  2 November 1955.<ref>'' Bishop Hubback''[[The Times]] Friday, 4 November 1955; pg. 11; Issue 53369; col D</ref>


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[[Category:20th-century Anglican bishops in India]]


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George Clay Hubback DD was an eminent Anglican priest in the mid twentieth century.[1]

Born on 7 April 1882 he was educated at Rossall School and Liverpool University and began his career as a Civil Engineer[2] before being ordained for the priesthood in 1910. After a curacy at St Anne's, South Lambeth he was with the Oxford Mission to India until 1924 when he became Bishop of Assam. In 1945 he was translated to Bishop of Calcutta and with it the title of Metropolitan of India.[3] He retired in 1950 and died on 2 November 1955.[4]

Notes

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP, 1947
  2. "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. "Genealogical web site". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  4. Bishop HubbackThe Times Friday, 4 November 1955; pg. 11; Issue 53369; col D
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Herbert Pakenham-Walsh
Bishop of Assam
1924–1945
Succeeded by
Nirod Biswas
Preceded by
Foss Westcott
Bishop of Calcutta
1945–1950
Succeeded by
Aurobindo Nath Mukherjee