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eventREF E-0011021Revised

29 June 1864

Samuel Crowther, bishop of Niger, becomes the first Black bishop of the Church of England

Updated
2 May 2019
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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Samuel Crowther, bishop of Niger, becomes the first Black bishop of the Church of England. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011021

South African History Online (2011) 'Samuel Crowther, bishop of Niger, becomes the first Black bishop of the Church of England', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011021 (Accessed: 8 November 2026).

South African History Online, Samuel Crowther, bishop of Niger, becomes the first Black bishop of the Church of England [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011021, (accessed 8 November 2026).

"Samuel Crowther, bishop of Niger, becomes the first Black bishop of the Church of England." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011021. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Samuel Crowther, bishop of Niger, becomes the first Black bishop of the Church of England." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011021.

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