Leonard Fisher

The Rt Rev Leonard Noel Fisher , DD (14 December 1881 – 14 July 1963) was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the second quarter of the twentieth century.

He was educated at Oakham School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge[3] and ordained in 1905. His first post was as a Curate at St Paul’s, Hull[4] after which he was Sub-Warden of St Paul’s Theological College, Grahamstown. Later he was a temporary World War I Chaplain[5] and then held incumbencies at St Nicholas, Hull and St Matthew Grangetown.[6] In 1921 he was elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Lebombo. Translated to Natal[7] in 1928,[8] he served the Diocese until 1951.

His brother was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1945 until 1961.

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