Herbert Molony, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herbert Molony

Bishop in Chekiang; Irish-born British Anglican bishop in China

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1865

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1939

Profession: priest

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Herbert James Molony (2 June 1865 – 22 July 1939) was a missionary of the Anglican Church. Born in Dublin, Molony was educated at Leamington School and Pembroke College, Cambridge (whence he gained his Cambridge Master of Arts {MA Cantab}).
He was ordained in 1888.
He was a Curate at St Stephen’s Newcastle upon Tyne then a CMS Missionary in Mandla.
From 1905 to 1907 he was Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Nagpur when he became Bishop in Chekiang, a post he held for 20 years.
Returning to England he was Rector of Teston until 1937. He died on 22 July 1939; he had become a Doctor of Divinity (DD).