Oliver C. Allison | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Sudan | |
 Reverends Oliver Allison (right) and Morris Gellsthorpe, 1948 | |
| Appointed | 1952 |
| Term ended | 1974 |
| Predecessor | Morris Gelsthorpe |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1933 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1908-05-28)28 May 1908 Stafford, England |
| Died | 7 June 1989(1989-06-07) (aged 81) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Education | Dean Close School |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
Oliver Claude AllisonCBE (28 May 1908 – 7 June 1989)[1] was aChristian missionary and theBishop of theSudan for over 20 years in the second part of the 20th century.[2][3]
Educated atDean Close School,Cheltenham andQueens' College, Cambridge,[4] he was ordained in 1933 and began his ecclesiastical career with acuracy inBoscombe.[5]
1932-36 Curate atChrist Church Fulwood (Sheffield) Also Scout Master of the 142nd Sheffield (Fulwood) Scout Troop for same dates.
1936-38 Youth Secretary to Winchester Diocese
1938 Accepted by Church Missionary Society (CMS) and left for Anglo Egyptian Sudan. He began what was to be along association with theSudan by becoming aMissionary inJuba followed by a stint asAssistant Bishop of thediocese. Elevated to theEpiscopate
1947 Became Mission Secretary for Sudan.
1948 Consecrated Bishop, to be the assistant Bishop to Rt Rev Morris Gelsthorpe who was the first Bishop of the new diocese of Sudan, no longer linked with Egypt, but still under the Archbishopric of Jerusalem.
1953 Became Diocesan Bishop on Gelsthorpe's retirement. His pastoral duties extended to oversight of Churches in Yemen, Aden, Eritrea, Ethiopia & Samaliland.
1955 Consecration of first Sudanese Assistant Bishop.
1956-1972 Unrest in Sudan.
1972 Peace talks culminated in the Addis Ababa Agreement in which the South was promised autonomy from the North. A few missionaries were allowed to return.
1974 Retired. When back in England he did a lot of work to help through the Sudan Church Association.
Returning to England he often preached about his eventful life at parishes who wanted to know more aboutthe region[6]
Allison died on 7 June 1989, at the age of 81.[7]
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