Norman MacLeod Lang (1875–1956)[1] was the thirdBishop suffragan of Leicester from 1913[2] until 1927.
Lang's father,John Marshall Lang, was aChurch of Scotland minister and some-timeModerator; among Norman's brothers wereCosmo,Archbishop of York[3] and thenof Canterbury;[4] andMarshall, minister and some-time Moderator. He was educated atChrist Church, Oxford,[5] and after a period of study atRipon College Cuddesdon,[6] he was made deacon onTrinity Sunday 1900 (10 June)[7] and ordained priest onSt Thomas' Day 1902 (21 December) — both times byRandall Davidson,Bishop of Winchester, atWinchester Cathedral.[8] His first post was as aMinor Canon at Bloemfontein Cathedral.[9] Returning to England he wasVicar of St Martin's,Leicester[10] before his appointment to theepiscopate. He was consecrated a bishop onAscension Day (1 May) by Randall Davidson, by thenArchbishop of Canterbury, atSouthwark Cathedral.[11]
Serving asBishop suffragan of Leicester, he held both theArchdeaconry of Northampton and aresidentiary canonry atPeterborough Cathedral with his See from 1919 until his resigned the See, due to the erection in 1926 of the newDiocese of Leicester. He continued as anAssistant Bishop of Peterborough — effectively in the same role, without a title — until his retirement in 1945. Alongside that post and his canonry, he remained Archdeacon of Northampton until 1936,[5] after which he becameArchdeacon of Oakham.[12][13][14]
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Bishop of Leicester 1913–1927 | Succeeded by himself asAssistant Bishop of Peterborough(Diocese of Leicester erected) |
 | This article about aChurch of Englandbishop is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
