Howard West Kilvinton Mowll (2 February 1890 – 24 October 1958) was the Anglican Bishop of Western China from 1926 to 1933, and Archbishop of Sydney from 1933 until his death in 1958.

Early life

Mowll was born in Dover and was educated at the King's School, Canterbury, King's College, Cambridge, and Ridley Hall.

Career

In 1913 Mowll was appointed as a tutor at Wycliffe College, Toronto, where he went on to serve as Dean from 1919 to 1922.

In June 1922, Mowll was consecrated as a bishop at Westminster Abbey

In 1934, Mowll was chosen as Sub-Prelate of the Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem. They had no children.

Dorothy Mowll died before her husband on 23 December 1957, leaving an estate in England valued at £10,236.

See also

  • Anglican Diocese of Sydney
  • Anglicanism in Sichuan

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