Charles Harvey Stileman (15 February 1863 – 23 February 1925) was an Anglican clergyman, the inaugural Anglican Bishop in Persia from 1912 until 1917.[ 1]
Charles Harvey Stileman was educated at Repton School and Trinity College, Cambridge .[ 2] Ordained in 1887,[ 3] his first post was as a curate at St Peter's North Shields .[ 4] He subsequently became a missionary in the Middle East . His last post before elevation to the episcopate was as secretary of the Church of England Zenana Mission . On his return to England he was Vicar of Emmanuel Church, Clifton, Bristol .[ 5] He died on 23 February 1925.[ 6] His brother, Leonard , was a first-class cricketer.
References
^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London: A & C Black , 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
^ "Stileman, Charles Harvey (STLN881CH)" . A Cambridge Alumni Database . University of Cambridge.
^ The Times , Wednesday, Jun 08, 1887; pg. 4; Issue 32093; col. C 'The Trinity Ordinations. Newcastle'
^ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory London: Hamilton & Co., 1889
^ Malden, Richard , ed. (1920). Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1920 (51st ed.) . London: The Field Press. p. 1435.
^ The Times , Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1925; pg. 19; Issue 43895; col. B Bishop Stileman
Bishops in Persia Bishops in Iran