Global InformationDandeson Coates Crowther information
Archdeacon Dandeson Coates Crowther (24 September 1844 - 5 January 1938) was a son of Archbishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther[2] and a leader of the Anglican Church in West Africa. He was born in Sierra Leone.[3] He was a part of the Christian Missionary Society (CMS) in 1870 and titled as "Archdeacon" of the Niger Delta in 1876.[2] He is credited with initiating the "mass movement" towards Christianity in the 1870s and ultimately the first African secession from the Anglican Church when he founded the Niger Delta Pastorate.[2]
He was ordained at Saint Mary's Parish Church by Samuel Ajayi Crowther.[3] Prior to this role, he held a few temporary roles. This included jobs such as secretary and chaplain[4] for his father Samuel Ajayi Crowther and Senior Pastor in Bonny, Niger Delta.[3]
- ^ Kingdon, Zachary. (2008). Reinterpreting the African Collections of the World Museum Liverpool.
- ^ a b c J, Hanciles, Jehu (1844–1938). "Crowther, Dandeson Coates (B)". Dictionary of African Christian Biography.
- ^ a b c Hanciles, Jehu J. (October 1994). "Dandeson Coates Crowther and the Niger Delta Pastorate: Blazing Torch or Flickering Flame?". International Bulletin of Missionary Research. 18 (4): 166–172. doi:10.1177/239693939401800404. ISSN 0272-6122. S2CID 149088333.
- ^ CMS Register 1804-1894, List III, no. 155