Charles Sandford (bishop)

Charles Waldegrave Sandford (1828–1903)^[1] was the fourth Bishop of Gibraltar.^[2]

Charles Waldegrave Sandford, by Herbert Arnould Olivier

He was born in 1828^[3] into an ecclesiastical family^[4] and educated at Rugby and Christ Church, Oxford.^[5] Later he was a Tutor there then Rector of Bishopsbourne^[6] before his elevation to the episcopate.^[7] A Sub-Prelate of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, he died on 8 December 1903.^[8] His grandfather Daniel Sandford and first cousin Daniel Sandford were also Anglican bishops.

Publications

Sandford, C. W. (1886) Our church in Cyprus: a sermon. Oxford & London: Parker and Co.

Notes

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1. NPG details
2. Bishops of Gibraltar Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Rt. Rev. Charles Waldegrave Sandford". The Peerage. 27 January 2010.
4. His father was the Ven John Sandford, Archdeacon of Coventry > "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
5. The Times, Tuesday, 16 January 1849; p. 5; Issue 20074; col B University Intelligence. Oxford Jan. 15
6. The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
7. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives^{[permanent dead link‍]}
8. Obituary The Bishop Of Gibraltar The Times Thursday, 10 December 1903; p. 8; Issue 37260; col C

Church of England titles
Preceded by Charles Amyand Harris	Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe 1874– 1903	Succeeded by William Edward Collins