John Diggle (1847-1920; WWW), vicar, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, 1875-97; canon of Carlisle and archdeacon of Westmorland, 1896-1902; rector, Birmingham, 1902-5, and rural dean, Birmingham, 1903-4; bishop of Carlisle, 1905-20. Henson had encountered Diggle at Mossley Hill while staying at Birkenhead before becoming ordained: Journal, 23 Aug. 1885.

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