Michael Eldon

Michael Hartley Eldon (8 August 1931 - 7 February 2011) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.^[1][2]

Born on 8 August 1931^[3] to Sidney and Rowena Eldon, Michael was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge; he was ordained in 1955.^[4] After curacies in Nassau, he spent nine years on Grand Bahama, becoming archdeacon of the island. In 1971, he was appointed Suffragan Bishop of New Providence.^[5]

In 1971, Eldon became the first Bahamian^[6] Bishop of Nassau,^[7] resigning 25 years later, after attaining retirement.