Anthony Wilson Thorold
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Anthony Wilson Thorold (1825–1895) was an Anglican bishop in England in the 19th century. He was Bishop of Rochester from 1877 to 1891, and Bishop of Winchester from 1891 to 1895. He began his career as vicar of St Giles-in-the-Fields, Curzon Chapel, and St Pancras.
Thorold was the second son of the Reverend Edward Thorold and his wife Mary (nee Wilson), and grandson of Sir John Thorold (1734-1815), 9th baronet. He was married twice, firstly to Henrietta Greene (d. 1859) and secondly to Emily Labouchere (d. 1877), sister of the MP Henry Labouchere. They had three children: Algar Labouchere Thorold (1866-1936), Dorothy, and Sybil (later Countess de la Bédoyère).
Thorold was cousin to Edward Trollope, suffragan bishop for Nottingham from 1877. Unlike his cousin, Thorold performed little scholarship, but was devoted to his duties nonetheless. A prayer is attributed to "Bishop A. W. Thorold, D.D., Lord Bishop of Winchester, England":
- "Lord of souls, who hast chosen and called me to service in Thy Church, all our trust is in Thee, for in Thee are the springs of my life. Abundantly give me of Thy Blessed Spirit, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is Holy; and use me as it shall please Thee for the glory of Thy name. Make my will patient, my conscience pure, my temper bright. Empty me of self, and fill me with the meekness of wisdom. Increase my faith, mellow my judgment, stir my zeal, enlarge my heart. Let my life enforce what my lips utter. Do Thou choose for me the work I do, and the place in which I do it; the success I win and the harvest I reap. Preserve me from jealousy and impatience; from self-will and depression. Make me faithful unto death and then give me the crown of life. All this I ask for Christ's sake. Amen."
Thorold wrote a number of devotional books, among them "The Yoke of Christ" (Isbister, London 1884), "The Gospel of Christ" (Isbister 1884), and "The Claim of Christ on the Young" (Isbister, London 1891. Shortly after his death C.H. Simpkinson wrote "The Life and Work of Bishop Thorold", published by Isbister in 1896. It contains many quotes from Thorold's correspondence and also accounts of his extensive travels preaching in the United States in the late 1800s, during which time he visited the nascent Mormon Church at Salt Lake City and even reached Alaska.
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| Preceded by Thomas Legh Claughton |
Bishop of Rochester 1877–1891 |
Succeeded by Randall Thomas Davidson |
| Preceded by Edward Harold Browne |
Bishop of Winchester 1891–1895 |
Succeeded by Randall Thomas Davidson |
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