Westcott was the son of a distinguished clergyman, Brooke Foss Westcott[2] (and brother of George, Bishop of Lucknow) and was educated at Cheltenham College and Peterhouse, Cambridge.
[3] Ordained in 1887, his first post was as curate of St Peter's Church, Bishopwearmouth.
Emigrating to India he was a Missionary with the SPG before ascending to the episcopate as Bishop of Chota Nagpore in 1905.
[4] Translated to Calcutta in 1919 he served as Metropolitan of India, Burma and Ceylon until 1945.
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