James Hannington

James Hannington
former Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa
James Hannington
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa
Installed24 June 1884
Term ended29 October 1885
SuccessorHenry Parker
Personal details
Born(1847-09-03)3 September 1847
Died29 October 1885(1885-10-29) (aged 38)
Busoga, Uganda
Sainthood
Feast day29 October
Venerated inAnglican Communion
Title as SaintBishop and Martyr
ShrinesBishop Hannington Memorial Church, Hove

James Hannington (3 September 1847 – 29 October 1885) was an English Anglican missionary and martyr. He was the first Anglican bishop of East Africa.