William Wand
William Wand | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London | |
Wand as Archbishop of Brisbane | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of London |
| In office | 1945–1955 |
| Predecessor | Geoffrey Fisher |
| Successor | Henry Montgomery Campbell |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Bath and Wells (1943–1945) Archbishop of Brisbane (1934–1943) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1908 (deacon) 1909 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1 May 1934 by archbishop Lang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John William Charles Wand 25 January 1885 |
| Died | 16 August 1977 (aged 92) College of St Barnabas, Lingfield, Surrey, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Parents | Arthur James Henry Wand and Elizabeth Ann Ovelin, née Turner |
| Spouse |
Amy Agnes Wiggins b.1883
(m. 1911; died 1966) |
| Education | The King's School, Grantham |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford Bishop Jacob Hostel |
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John William Charles Wand, KCVO (25 January 1885 – 16 August 1977) was an English Anglican bishop. He was the Archbishop of Brisbane in Australia before returning to England to become the Bishop of Bath and Wells and, later, Bishop of London.