Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther
First African Anglican bishop; Bible translator · ? – 1891
Consecrated the first African Anglican bishop in 1864
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Biography
Samuel Ajayi Crowther, born around 1809 in Osogun and enslaved as a boy, became a linguist and clergyman. Consecrated at Canterbury Cathedral in 1864, he was the first African Anglican bishop and helped translate the Bible into Yoruba.
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