410:
Arden had a great love of Africa and campaigned tirelessly for the rights of indigenous
African people. Within the Church he made widespread provision for the education of indigenous black African priests, and campaigned for the appointment of indigenous bishops. It was a matter of pride to him that
391:
From 1961 to 1971 he was the Bishop of
Nyasaland/Malawi – as Bishop of Nyasaland until Malawian independence in 1964 and as Bishop of Malawi thereafter. When the diocese split in 1971, he became bishop of one of the two new dioceses as Bishop of Southern Malawi. Also in that year, he became
629:
1131:
1047:
815:
1141:
1166:
1171:
438:
He died at home in Romsey, Hampshire on 18 July 2014, aged 98. His family announced that he would be cremated in an
African banana leaf coffin on 31 July 2014.
793:
1161:
333:
1040:
1176:
1136:
808:
47:
1151:
1146:
1033:
431:, Hampshire, where he lived the final years of his life. In December 2011, Arden celebrated 50 years of episcopal ministry with his family at
1056:
393:
578:, invited Reverend Joel Jackson to start a mission school at Luyengo (uSuthu Mission) for Bhunu, but the young heir did not go to school.
1156:
801:
547:
456:
353:
881:
775:
37:
365:
237:
836:
113:
105:
101:
552:
824:
Bishops in
Central Africa, Nyasaland, Likoma, Northern Malawi, Southern Malawi, Lake Malawi and Upper Shire
1077:
768:
432:
65:
1087:
1072:
1067:
1014:
920:
785:
685:
75:
93:
1126:
1121:
654:
357:
228:
85:
25:
982:
676:
499:
467:
424:
161:
109:
493:
998:
961:
851:
590:
586:
455:
400:
232:
541:
1092:
966:
956:
951:
915:
910:
876:
870:
758:
381:
380:. In 1944 he joined the Pretoria African Mission, eventually becoming Director of the
1115:
905:
886:
846:
841:
1097:
462:
420:
419:
In retirement Arden served as an honorary assistant priest at St Alban's Church in
515:
1025:
180:
341:
223:
216:
471:
603:
575:
528:
385:
377:
143:
435:, London. He was consecrated (as Bishop of Nyasaland) on 30 November 1961.
503:. Vol. 2014 (August 2014 online ed.). A & C Black
404:
338:
139:
373:
399:
Having given up the archbishopric, Arden returned to the UK to become
618:
428:
369:
361:
1109:
His wife Jane Arden survived him. She was a dedicated church worker.
630:
National Church
Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
164:, England He left a .wife, Jane Arden who missed him desperately
1029:
797:
337:(12 April 1916 – 18 July 2014) was a British-Australian
344:, and campaigner for issues of justice and equality.
411:
he was the last white
Archbishop of Central Africa.
1007:
991:
975:
941:
898:
863:
829:
309:
302:
294:
287:
279:
272:
265:
248:
222:
212:
204:
194:
186:
176:
168:
151:
125:
120:
81:
71:
61:
53:
43:
23:
655:"Diocese of London | Bishop Donald Arden RIP"
540:
492:
364:in 1939 and priest in 1940 after studying at the
581:Dlamini, Betty Sibongile. "Bhunu (1876?–1899)".
1132:People educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide
427:. He gave up these roles in 2011 and moved to
396:, and held both posts until retiring in 1980.
1041:
809:
619:Anglican Diocese of Southern Malawi – History
423:, and as an honorary assistant bishop in the
8:
585:. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
1048:
1034:
1026:
816:
802:
794:
672:
322:
262:
20:
1142:Alumni of the College of the Resurrection
614:
612:
606:, 8 September 1961, p.14, "News in Brief"
112:(1981–2011); honorary assistant priest,
108:(1981–1986); honorary assistant bishop,
48:Church of the Province of Central Africa
1167:20th-century Anglican bishops in Malawi
447:
1172:Anglican archbishops of Central Africa
245:
591:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.48417
407:, where he served from 1981 to 1986.
7:
1162:Anglican bishops of Southern Malawi
583:The Dictionary of African Biography
653:Diocese of London (18 July 2014).
14:
1177:20th-century Anglican archbishops
1137:Alumni of the University of Leeds
368:, Mirfield. His first posts were
104:(1971–1981); priest-in-charge of
16:South African Anglican archbishop
466:. No. 7898. 1 August 2014.
494:"Arden, Rt Rev. Donald Seymour"
200:1962 (married)–2014 (his death)
52:
548:Crockford's Clerical Directory
57:1971 (elected)–1981 (resigned)
1:
1152:Anglican bishops of Nyasaland
1147:English Anglican missionaries
1057:Archbishops of Central Africa
776:Archbishop of Central Africa
643:#7760, 9 December 2011. p. 6
516:UK public library membership
394:Archbishop of Central Africa
354:St Peter's College, Adelaide
38:Archbishop of Central Africa
366:College of the Resurrection
1193:
1157:Anglican bishops in Malawi
750:Bishop of Southern Malawi
1063:
782:
773:
765:
755:
748:
743:
729:
714:
697:
690:
682:
675:
321:
261:
102:Bishop of Southern Malaŵi
36:
677:Church of England titles
403:of St Margaret's church
114:St Alban's, North Harrow
92:{name of see changed});
933:; later, diocese split)
553:Church House Publishing
240:(ministerial formation)
106:St Margaret's, Uxbridge
1078:Oliver Green-Wilkinson
769:Oliver Green-Wilkinson
724:as Bishop of Nyasaland
574:In 1881, his father,
542:"Donald Seymour Arden"
352:Arden was educated at
304:Episcopal consecration
190:Stanley & Winifred
66:Oliver Green-Wilkinson
1088:Walter Khotso Makhulu
1015:Brighton Vitta Malasa
873:, Bishop of Nyasaland
786:Walter Khotso Makhulu
657:. London.anglican.org
251:Ordination history of
76:Walter Khotso Makhulu
692:Bishop of Nyasaland
330:Donald Seymour Arden
100:–1971 {see split});
707:as Bishop of Malawi
551:(online ed.).
433:St Paul's Cathedral
358:University of Leeds
289:Priestly ordination
274:Diaconal ordination
229:University of Leeds
86:Bishop of Nyasaland
929:(title changed to
360:. He was ordained
172:British-Australian
26:The Right Reverend
1106:
1105:
1023:
1022:
983:Francis Kaulandai
837:Charles Mackenzie
792:
791:
783:Succeeded by
756:Succeeded by
731:Bishop of Malawi
727:
710:
698:Succeeded by
514:(Subscription or
425:Diocese of London
327:
326:
323:
317:
316:
244:
243:
162:Romsey, Hampshire
110:Diocese of London
1184:
1050:
1043:
1036:
1027:
999:Fanuel Magangani
962:James Tangatenga
852:Charles Smythies
818:
811:
804:
795:
766:Preceded by
721:
715:Preceded by
704:
683:Preceded by
673:
667:
666:
664:
662:
650:
644:
641:The Church Times
638:
632:
627:
621:
616:
607:
601:
595:
594:
570:
564:
563:
561:
559:
544:
537:
531:
526:
520:
519:
512:
510:
508:
496:
489:
483:
482:
480:
478:
459:
452:
401:priest in charge
336:
313:30 November 1961
268:
263:
256:
252:
246:
158:
135:
133:
121:Personal details
94:Bishop of Malaŵi
21:
1192:
1191:
1187:
1186:
1185:
1183:
1182:
1181:
1112:
1111:
1107:
1102:
1093:Bernard Malango
1059:
1054:
1024:
1019:
1003:
992:Northern Malawi
987:
971:
967:Alinafe Kalemba
942:Southern Malawi
937:
894:
890:(title changed)
859:
855:(diocese split)
825:
822:
788:
779:
771:
761:
752:
733:
720:
703:
694:
688:
671:
670:
660:
658:
652:
651:
647:
639:
635:
628:
624:
617:
610:
602:
598:
580:
571:
567:
557:
555:
539:
538:
534:
527:
523:
513:
506:
504:
491:
490:
486:
476:
474:
454:
453:
449:
444:
417:
350:
332:
305:
290:
275:
266:
257:
254:
253:
250:
236:
199:
160:
156:
147:
137:
131:
129:
32:
29:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1190:
1188:
1180:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1114:
1113:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1064:
1061:
1060:
1055:
1053:
1052:
1045:
1038:
1030:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1017:
1011:
1009:
1005:
1004:
1002:
1001:
995:
993:
989:
988:
986:
985:
979:
977:
973:
972:
970:
969:
964:
959:
957:Nathaniel Aipa
954:
952:Dunstan Ainani
949:
945:
943:
939:
938:
936:
935:
923:
918:
916:Gerald Douglas
913:
911:Cathrew Fisher
908:
902:
900:
896:
895:
893:
892:
884:
879:
877:Chauncy Maples
874:
871:Wilfrid Hornby
867:
865:
861:
860:
858:
857:
849:
844:
839:
833:
831:
830:Central Africa
827:
826:
823:
821:
820:
813:
806:
798:
790:
789:
784:
781:
772:
767:
763:
762:
759:Dunstan Ainani
757:
754:
747:
741:
740:
738:Diocese split
735:
728:
716:
712:
711:
699:
696:
689:
684:
680:
679:
669:
668:
645:
633:
622:
608:
596:
565:
532:
521:
484:
457:"Donald Arden"
446:
445:
443:
440:
416:
413:
382:Usuthu Mission
349:
346:
325:
324:
319:
318:
315:
314:
311:
307:
306:
303:
300:
299:
296:
292:
291:
288:
285:
284:
281:
277:
276:
273:
270:
269:
259:
258:
249:
242:
241:
226:
220:
219:
214:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
196:
192:
191:
188:
184:
183:
178:
174:
173:
170:
166:
165:
159:(aged 98)
153:
149:
148:
138:
127:
123:
122:
118:
117:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
45:
41:
40:
34:
33:
30:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1189:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1117:
1110:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1065:
1062:
1058:
1051:
1046:
1044:
1039:
1037:
1032:
1031:
1028:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1006:
1000:
997:
996:
994:
990:
984:
981:
980:
978:
974:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
947:
946:
944:
940:
934:
930:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
906:Gerard Trower
904:
903:
901:
897:
891:
888:
887:Gerard Trower
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
872:
869:
868:
866:
862:
856:
853:
850:
848:
847:Edward Steere
845:
843:
842:William Tozer
840:
838:
835:
834:
832:
828:
819:
814:
812:
807:
805:
800:
799:
796:
787:
778:
777:
770:
764:
760:
751:
746:
742:
739:
736:
732:
726:
725:
719:
713:
709:
708:
702:
693:
687:
681:
678:
674:
656:
649:
646:
642:
637:
634:
631:
626:
623:
620:
615:
613:
609:
605:
600:
597:
592:
588:
584:
579:
577:
569:
566:
554:
550:
549:
543:
536:
533:
530:
525:
522:
517:
502:
501:
495:
488:
485:
473:
469:
465:
464:
458:
451:
448:
441:
439:
436:
434:
430:
426:
422:
414:
412:
408:
406:
402:
397:
395:
389:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
355:
347:
345:
343:
340:
335:
331:
320:
312:
308:
301:
297:
293:
286:
282:
278:
271:
264:
260:
247:
239:
234:
230:
227:
225:
221:
218:
215:
211:
207:
203:
197:
193:
189:
185:
182:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
154:
150:
145:
141:
136:12 April 1916
128:
124:
119:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
84:
82:Other post(s)
80:
77:
74:
70:
67:
64:
60:
56:
49:
46:
42:
39:
35:
27:
22:
19:
1108:
1098:Albert Chama
1083:Donald Arden
1082:
1073:James Hughes
1068:Edward Paget
948:Donald Arden
932:
928:
926:Donald Arden
925:
921:Frank Thorne
889:
854:
774:
749:
744:
737:
730:
723:
722:
717:
706:
705:
700:
691:
686:Frank Thorne
659:. Retrieved
648:
640:
636:
625:
599:
582:
573:
568:
556:. Retrieved
546:
535:
524:
505:. Retrieved
498:
487:
475:. Retrieved
463:Church Times
461:
450:
437:
421:North Harrow
418:
409:
398:
390:
351:
329:
328:
255:Donald Arden
177:Denomination
157:(2014-07-18)
155:18 July 2014
97:
89:
31:Donald Arden
18:
1127:2014 deaths
1122:1916 births
1008:Upper Shire
976:Lake Malawi
745:New diocese
558:30 November
198:Jane Riddle
169:Nationality
116:(1986–2011)
62:Predecessor
1116:Categories
780:1969–1980
753:1971–1980
734:1964–1971
695:1961–1964
518:required.)
442:References
415:Retirement
342:archbishop
224:Alma mater
217:missionary
213:Occupation
132:1916-04-12
899:Nyasaland
882:John Hine
604:The Times
576:Mbandzeni
507:22 August
500:Who's Who
477:22 August
472:0009-658X
386:Swaziland
378:Nettleden
146:, England
144:Hampshire
72:Successor
54:In office
405:Uxbridge
370:curacies
356:and the
348:Ministry
339:Anglican
238:Mirfield
205:Children
181:Anglican
140:Boscombe
718:Himself
701:Himself
661:25 July
374:Hatcham
267:History
187:Parents
931:Malawi
864:Likoma
572:Note:
470:
429:Romsey
362:deacon
208:2 sons
195:Spouse
88:(1961–
44:Church
663:2014
560:2015
509:2014
479:2014
468:ISSN
376:and
310:Date
298:1940
295:Date
283:1939
280:Date
152:Died
126:Born
98:1964
90:1964
587:doi
529:NLA
384:in
372:in
334:CBE
1118::
611:^
545:.
497:.
460:.
388:.
233:BA
142:,
1049:e
1042:t
1035:v
817:e
810:t
803:v
665:.
593:.
589::
562:.
511:.
481:.
235:)
231:(
134:)
130:(
96:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.