Alfred Willis

The Right Reverend

Alfred Charles Willis
Bishop of Honolulu
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseHonolulu
In office1870–1902
PredecessorThomas Nettleship Staley
SuccessorHenry Bond Restarick
Other post(s)Missionary Bishop in Tonga (1902–1920)
Orders
Ordination1860
Consecration2 February 1872
by Archibald Campbell Tait
Personal details
Born(1836-02-03)3 February 1836
Braceborough, Lincolnshire, England
Died14 November 1920(1920-11-14) (aged 84)
Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsFrancis Willis & Henrietta Lowe
Spouse
Emma Mary Simeon
(m. 1883)
Alma materSt John's College, Oxford

Alfred Charles Willis (3 February 1836 – 14 November 1920)[1] was an Anglican missionary[2] bishop[3] and author[4] in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[5]

  1. ^ Bishop Alfred Willis The Times (London, England), Thursday, 18 November 1920; pg. 14; Issue 42571
  2. ^ "Footsteps in the Sea: Christianity in Oceania to World War II" Garrett, J p178: Suva, Institute of Pacific Studies (University of the South Pacific), 1992 ISBN 9820200687
  3. ^ Project Canterbury
  4. ^ Amongst others he wrote "A Hawaiian Hymn Book", 1880; "The Hawaiian Prayer Book", 1883; and "The Unity of the Bible", 1916 > British Library web site accessed 18:59 GMT Monday 20 January 2014
  5. ^ National Bibliography, 1780–1900: 1881–1900