Birth: 10-04-1777
Home Calling: 05-02-1837
Homeland: England
Place of Vision : India
Daniel Corrie was an English Anglican priest and bishop. He was ordained deacon of the Diocese of Lincoln in 1802 and a priest in 1804. Later, he was appointed to a chaplaincy in Bengal, India in 1806. He became the Archdeacon of Calcutta in 1823 and was later consecrated as bishop of Madras in 1835.
He learned the Hindustani language and worked among the people of Chunar. He preached the gospel, established schools, and built churches in that part of the region as far as Banaras. He then moved to Kanpur in 1810 and labored with his dear friend Henry Martyn. There he severely fell ill. Though he moved to Calcutta for his physical recovery, he did not set back in his ministry. He also worked among the Muslim locals and led them to Christ.
In 1812 he married Elizabeth, whose spiritual determination and pure affection helped him a great deal in his ministry. Both of them served in Agra for two years where the Word of God prospered and churches were established with the native people. His severe liver illness returned, for the treatment of which he had to return to his native land. But his zeal for his Hindustani brothers compelled him to come back to India and continue his ministry in Calcutta, Banaras, Buxar, and Chunar.
In 1835 Corrie was consecrated as Bishop of Madras where he served till his last breath. During that period, he worked hard to bring peace among troubled churches in Tanjore and Tinnelvelly (Tirunelveli). He built schools and churches and trained several young men for the ministry. Bishop Daniel Corrie, who served in India for over 24 years with a benevolent heart, meek spirit, and humility, finished his race in this world in 1837.
