Died 15 March 1953 | Education Trinity College, Dublin | |
The Rt Rev Mowbray Stephen O'Rorke, DD (21 May 1869 - 15 March 1953) was an Anglican bishop in Africa in the first quarter of the 20th century.
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Ordained ministry
O'Rorke was ordained Deacon in 1902 and Priest in 1903. He served curacies at St Paul's, Jarrow, St Margaret's, Durham, and St Oswald's, Durham. He then moved to Australia and became Priest in charge of St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton, Queensland.
In 1911 he was elevated to the Episcopate as the second Bishop of Accra. Resigning in 1924 he was Rector of Blakeney, Norfolk, Keeper of the Shrine at Our Lady of Walsingham. and then Chaplain at King's College, Taunton until his retirement in 1939.
Personal life
O'Rorke was born on 21 May 1869., in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England to William Joseph O'Rorke (1835-1924) and Annie Elizabeth née Wilson (1840-?). He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.
He had a sister, Annie Elizabeth (1874-1962) and four brothers, including: