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Samuel Crowther, bishop of Niger, becomes the first Black bishop of the Church of England
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- 29 Jun 1864
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- 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: 24 September 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 24 September 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 24 Sept. 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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