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Bernard Corfield

Bernard Conyngham Corfield^[1] (1890 – 22 July 1965) was an Anglican bishop who served as Bishop of Travancore and Cochin from 1938 to 1944.^[2]

Corfield was born into an ecclesiastical family — the second son of Egerton Corfield, a Church Mission Society (CMS) priestinIndia, and grandson to two priests, F. C. Corfield and T. A. Anson, both of Derbyshire^[3] — and educated at St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate and Jesus College, Cambridge. After World War I service as a temporary Lieutenant in the RFA (during which he was mentioned in despatches twice)^[4] he was ordained in 1920. He was Principal of the CMS School at Batala from then until 1928; and then held a similar post at Dera Ismail Khan until 1935. Returning to England he was Vicar of Christ Church, South Nutfield^[5] until 1938 when he was appointed to the episcopate.^[6] He was consecrated a bishop on 18 October 1938, at Madras' cathedral.^[7] Resigning his see in 1944 he became RectorofStratfield Saye. In 1950 he was appointed Rector of St Lawrence Church, Winchester. In 1962 he was appointed the ChaplainofSt John's Hospital, Winchester,^[8] and died in post on 22 July 1965.^[9]

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