Francis Balfour (bishop), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Francis Balfour (bishop)

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1846

Place of Birth: Sorrento, Campania, Italy

Date of Death: 03-Feb-1924

Profession: Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Francis Balfour (bishop)

  • The Right Reverend Francis Balfour (b Sorrento 21 June 1846; d Mafeteng 3 February 1924) was Assistant Bishop of Bloemfontein from 1910 until his death.Balfour was educated at Harrow; Trinity College, Cambridge; and Cuddesdon.
  • He was ordained deacon in 1872, and priest in 1874.
  • After a curacy in Buckingham he went out as a missionary, firstly to Basutoland and then to Mashonaland.
  • He was Archdeacon of Bloemfontein from 1901 until 1906; and of Basutoland from 1907 to 1922.

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