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G. K. A. Bell

Short Name: G. K. A. Bell
Full Name: Bell, G. K. A. (George Kennedy Allen), 1883-1958
Birth Year: 1883
Death Year: 1958

George Kennedy Allen Bell was born in 1883. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was chaplain to the archbishop of Canterbury in 1914, was appointed as Dean of Canterbury in 1924 and became the Anglican bishop at Chichester in 1929. He was interested in ecumenism and friendship between the Anglican Church and churches in other countries and was instrumental in starting the World Council of Churches. He was also interested in religious drama and the integration of arts in the church.

Dianne Shapiro, from Lambeth Palace Library archives

Wikipedia Biography

George Kennedy Allen Bell (4 February 1883 – 3 October 1958) was an Anglican theologian, Dean of Canterbury, Bishop of Chichester, member of the House of Lords and a pioneer of the ecumenical movement.
Wikipedia Biography

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Texts by G. K. A. Bell (3)sort descendingAsAuthority LanguagesInstances
Christ is the King! O friends upraiseGeorge Kennedy Allen Bell, 1883-1958 (Author)English33
Christus ist König, jubelt laut!G. K. A. Bell (Author)German2
¡Cristo es el Rey! GocémonosG. K. A. Bell, 1883-1958 (Author)Spanish2

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