William Gaul

William Thomas Gaul (1850–1927) was Rector of All Saints Church, Du Toit's Pan, Kimberley, afterwards of St Cyprian's Church, Kimberley, Rural Dean of Griqualand West, and Archdeacon in what was still the Diocese of Bloemfontein, before being elected the second Bishop of Mashonaland, where he styled himself "the smallest bishop with the largest diocese in Christendom."[1] He officiated at the funeral of Cecil John Rhodes and helped draft the Rhodes Trust Deed.[2]

  1. ^ Lewis, C & Edwards, G.E. 1934. Historical records of the Church of the Province of South Africa. London: SPCK; Williams, Alpheus F. 1948. Some dreams come true. P 388.
  2. ^ The Ubyssey, University of British Columbia student alma mater newspaper, 27 September 1935