Maurice Harland


Maurice Harland

Bishop of Durham
DioceseDiocese of Durham
In office1956–1966 (retired)
PredecessorMichael Ramsey
SuccessorIan Ramsey
Other post(s)Bishop suffragan of Croydon (1942–1947)
Archdeacon of Croydon (1946–1947)
Bishop of Lincoln (11 July 1947 {confirmed}–7 July 1956 {translated})
Orders
Ordination1922 (deacon)
1923 (priest)
Consecration1942
Personal details
Born(1896-04-17)17 April 1896
Died29 September 1986(1986-09-29) (aged 90)
Chichester, West Sussex
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
SpouseAgnes Harland MBE (née Winckley)
Children2
Professionairman
EducationSt Peter's School, York
Alma materExeter College, Oxford
Leeds Clergy School

Maurice Henry Harland (17 April 1896 – 29 September 1986) was a 20th-century Anglican bishop, his most significant appointment being Bishop of Durham from 1956 to 1966.[1] He was one of nine Diocesan bishops in England in the 1950s who had served as combatants in the Great War[2]

  1. ^ The Times, Thursday, 19 July 1956; p. 6; Issue 53587; col A Introduced as Bishop of Durham
  2. ^ 'What did you do in the Great War, Bishop?' by Tom Scherb in Stand To!, number 99, Western Front Association.