Edmund Powell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edmund Powell

Bishop of Mashonaland; British Anglican bishop in Africa

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1859

Place of Birth: Buckhurst Hill, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Apr-1928

Profession: priest

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Edmund Nathanael Powell (2 September 1859 – 11 April 1928) was Bishop of Mashonaland from 1908 to 1910.He was born in Buckhurst Hill, educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Oxford and ordained in 1884.
His first post was a curacy in Chelmsford after which he was Priest in charge of the Beckton Mission.
He was then Vicar of St Stephen, Upton Park before his elevation to the Episcopate.
At some point, he gained a Doctorate of Divinity (DD). On his return to England he held further Incumbencies at St Saviour, Poplar and St Nicholas Castle Hedingham.