James Hannington | |
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former Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Eastern Equatorial Africa |
Installed | 24 June 1884 |
Term ended | 29 October 1885 |
Successor | Henry Parker |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 29 October 1885 Busoga, Uganda | (aged 38)
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 29 October |
Venerated in | Anglican Communion |
Title as Saint | Bishop and Martyr |
Shrines | Bishop 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.