The Rt Rev John Edwin Watts-Ditchfield DD (17 September 1861 – 14 July 1923) was an eminent 20th century Anglican priest and distinguished author. Educated at the Victoria University of Manchester and ordained in 1891, he began his career with a Curacy at St Peter Highgate after which he was Vicar of St James-the-Less, Bethnal Green. Following this he was a Lecturer in Pastoral Theology at Cambridge University until his elevation to the Episcopate as the inaugural Bishop of Chelmsford, dying in post. There is a statue to him within Chelmsford Cathedral.
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17 September 1861
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14 July 1923 (aged 61)
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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