Background
Born in Kensworth, where his father, George Edward Oscar Watts, was Vicar.
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Christopher Watts
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He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating Bachelor in 1899 and proceeding Master of Arts (Cantab) in 1904.
Career
He served in the southern African church as Bishop of Street Helena and then Bishop of Damaraland. He was ordained deacon by Mandell Creighton, Bishop of London in Street Paul"s Cathedral at Trinitytide 1900, and priest by Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London in Street Paul"s at Trinity 1901, serving as assistant curate of Street Mark"s, Noel Park (Street Mark"s Website). In 1917, he was appointed Canon of Street Peter"s Cathedral, Vryheid and from 1918 he served as Archdeacon of Swaziland.
He returned to England in 1927, to his old parish of Street Mark"s, Noel Park, where he served as Vicar until 1929.
In 1930, he assumed duties as Warden of Zonnebloem College, Cape Town. In 1931, however, he was chosen to be Bishop of Street Helena, being consecrated as such in Saint George"s Cathedral, Cape Town, on Street Barnabas" Day, 11 June 1931 by Francis Phelps, Archbishop of Cape Town, assisted by Theodore Gibson, Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman, and Joseph Williams, retired Bishop of Street John"son
He was enthroned in Street Paul"s Cathedral, Street Helena, on 12 July 1931. Watts served as Administrator of the Diocese of Damaraland, in 1934–1935, and in 1935 was translated as second Bishop of Damaraland.
He resigned his See in December 1938, and returned to live in South Africa.
He served as Rector of Victoria West with Carnarvon, in the Diocese of Cape Town (1939–1940). And as Rector of Knysna (1940–1946). And Priest-in-charge of Riversdale (1946–1947), both in the Diocese of George.
He retired in 1947.
Watts was married to Madoline Beatrice Adams in 1930.
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Nationality
Namibia