Gloucester Theological College Explained

Gloucester Theological College (1868 - 1897) was an Anglican theological college for the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol in Gloucestershire, England.

History

The college was established in 1868[1] (formally opened in 1869) by Charles Ellicott, Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol.[2] It closed in 1897,[3] the year that the Diocese of Gloucester was separated from the Diocese of Bristol.

The college was an affiliated college of Durham University.[4] The college had an academic hood of a full shape black stuff with the cape edged with puce-coloured satin.[5]

Notable staff

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anglican Theological Colleges. 27 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Victoria County History: Gloucester, 1835-1985. 27 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Anglican Theological Colleges. 27 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Archives and Special Collections: Durham University Records: Information. 10 June 2024.
  5. Wood, T.W., The Degrees, Gowns, and Hoods of the British, Colonial, Indian, and American Universities and Colleges, (1890: Thomas Pratt & Sons), p 15.
  6. Web site: The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. 27 April 2021.