Richard Edward Lyth (1916–2005)[1] was an Anglican bishop in Uganda:[2] he served as the inaugural Bishop of Kigezi.[3]

Lyth was born in York and educated at Uppingham School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He was a CMS missionary in Sudan[4] from 1938 and a military chaplain from 1943.[5] He was ordained deacon in 1956 and priest in 1957. After a curacy in Arthuret he went out to Uganda where he was Headteacher of Kigezi High School until his elevation to the episcopate. He served as bishop from 1967 to 1972.

References

  1. ↑ 'The Right Rev Dick Lyth' The Times London, England Friday, Mar. 11, 2005 Issue 68332p. 7
  2. ↑ "Quest for Justice: An Autobiography of Bishop John Henry Okullu" Okullu, H p89: Kisumu; Shalom; 1997
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 p597: London; OUP; 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ↑ British Empire
  5. ↑ London Gazette


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