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'''William Quinlan Lash''' was the [[Anglican Diocese of Bombay|Bishop of Bombay]] from 1947 to 1961.<ref>''The beginning and end of "religion"'' Lash, N Cambridge CUP 1996 ISBN I0521566355 The author is the nephew of Bishop Lash</ref> | '''William Quinlan Lash''' was the [[Anglican Diocese of Bombay|Bishop of Bombay]] from 1947 to 1961.<ref>''The beginning and end of "religion"'' Lash, N Cambridge CUP 1996 ISBN I0521566355 The author is the nephew of Bishop Lash</ref> | ||
Lash was born on 5 February 1905 and educated at [[Tonbridge School]] and [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]].<ref>''Who was Who'' 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}}</ref> [[Ordained]] in 1929 his first post was as a [[curate]] at St Mary's [[Portsea, Portsmouth]]. [[File:St Marys, Portsea.jpg|thumb|St Mary's Portsea]] He then emigrated to [[India]], where he was [[Vicar]] of [[Poona]] until his ordination to the [[episcopate]]. In India he was a founder member of the ''Christa Prema Seva Sangha'', which sought to live Christianity in a way that was faithful to Indian culture.<ref>''The Times'', 12 May 1947; p. 3, "New Bishop of Bombay" (See also http://www.tssf.org.uk/attachments/article/253/8)_The_Rule_of_the_Christa_Prema_Seva_Sangha_1934.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727121243/http://www.tssf.org.uk/attachments/article/253/8)_The_Rule_of_the_Christa_Prema_Seva_Sangha_1934.pdf |date=27 July 2011 }})</ref> A noted author,<ref>''Approach to Christian Mysticism'' (1947), ''The Temple of God's Wounds'' ( 1951)</ref> upon return to England, he served as an [[Assistant Bishop of Truro]] and Vicar of [[St Clement, Cornwall|St Clement]]. After retiring from Truro diocese he went to live with the [[Society of St Francis]] (an Anglican Franciscan order) at their mother house, Hilfield Friary in Dorset, where he was a much-loved member of the community. Here he continued to exercise a ministry of counsel and encouragement until his death in 1986. He is buried in the cemetery there. | Lash was born on 5 February 1905 and educated at [[Tonbridge School]] and [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]].<ref>''Who was Who'' 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 {{ISBN|0-7136-3457-X}}</ref> [[Ordained]] in 1929 his first post was as a [[curate]] at St Mary's [[Portsea, Portsmouth]]. [[File:St Marys, Portsea.jpg|thumb|St Mary's Portsea]] He then emigrated to [[India]], where he was [[Vicar]] of [[Poona]] until his ordination to the [[episcopate]]. In India he was a founder member of the ''[[Christa Prema Seva Sangha]]'', which sought to live Christianity in a way that was faithful to Indian culture.<ref>''The Times'', 12 May 1947; p. 3, "New Bishop of Bombay" (See also http://www.tssf.org.uk/attachments/article/253/8)_The_Rule_of_the_Christa_Prema_Seva_Sangha_1934.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727121243/http://www.tssf.org.uk/attachments/article/253/8)_The_Rule_of_the_Christa_Prema_Seva_Sangha_1934.pdf |date=27 July 2011 }})</ref> A noted author,<ref>''Approach to Christian Mysticism'' (1947), ''The Temple of God's Wounds'' ( 1951)</ref> upon return to England, he served as an [[Assistant Bishop of Truro]] and Vicar of [[St Clement, Cornwall|St Clement]]. After retiring from Truro diocese he went to live with the [[Society of St Francis]] (an Anglican Franciscan order) at their mother house, Hilfield Friary in Dorset, where he was a much-loved member of the community. Here he continued to exercise a ministry of counsel and encouragement until his death in 1986. He is buried in the cemetery there. | ||
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