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'''Joseph Welland''' (1834-1879) was a missionary from Dublin, Ireland, and founder of the [[Welland Gouldsmith School]], who dedicated his life to Christian ministry in [[Kolkata|Calcutta, North India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1804–1894 |title=Register of Missionaries |url=https://www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Church Missionary Society Periodicals |publisher=Adam Matthew Digital |page=123}}</ref> As a member of the [[Church Missionary Society]], Welland served the [[St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College|Cathedral Mission College]] and [[Old Mission Church, Kolkata|Christ Church in Calcutta]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=E.R. Johnson, Calcutta, 9 February 1882 {{!}} ArchiveSearch |url=https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/271204 |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk}}</ref> He held the role of Secretary of the Calcutta Corresponding Committee until 1876.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Record |url=https://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XCMS/B/OMS/I1/+C+O/24-331/309 |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=CalmView |publisher=University of Birmingham - Cadbury Research Library}}</ref> As an editor and author, his works include, ''God in History'', ''Heavenly Training'', and ''Daily Bread, and Other Sermons''.<ref name=":0" /> Welland built the [[St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College|Cathedral Mission College]] in Kolkota in 1865 and then founded the Welland School in 1876 in Kolkata, now the [[Welland Gouldsmith School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welland Gouldsmith School |url=https://www.wgskolkata.com/bbg/about-wgs/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.wgskolkata.com}}</ref>

== Early life and education==
Joseph Welland was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1834. He was the son of [[Joseph Welland (architect)|Joseph Welland]], an architect from [[Midleton|Midleton, Country Cork]] and Sophia Margaret Mills.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dictionary of Irish Architects |url=https://www.dia.ie/architects/view/4435/WELLAND,+WILLIAM+JOHN#tab_biography |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.dia.ie}}</ref> Joseph had three brothers including [[Thomas Welland]], bishop of Down, Connor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Welland |url=https://www.dia.ie/architects/view/4436 |website=Dictionary of Irish Architects |publisher=Irish Architectural Archives |access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Welland & Gillespie |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803121717442 |website=Oxford Reference }}</ref>

On October 16, 1877, Welland married Emily A. R. Torpy.<ref name=":0" />

Welland received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College]] of Dublin.<ref name=":0" />

==Career ==
Welland was ordained a deacon in 1858 by the Bishop of Ossory and Ferns, and a year later, on October 15, 1859, he was ordained a priest by the Bishop on Manchester. He began his ministry as a curate of Killeban in Queen's County, Ireland, and later served at [[Holy Trinity Church, Blackburn|Trinity Church, Blackburn]].<ref name=":0" /> Early on he served as the Domestic Chaplain to the Viceroys Lords Lawrence and Northbrook.<ref name="Hx CMS">{{cite book |title=History of the Church Missionary Society Vol 2 |date=1899 |publisher=Church Missionary Society, its environment, its men and its work |pages=659 |url=https://archive.org/details/historychurchmis02stoc/ |access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>

In December 1860, Welland embarked on his first mission to Calcutta, North India. Over the following years he worked in various roles, including serving the [[Kidderpore]] community in 1861.{{cn|date=September 2025}}

In 1865, he supported the founding of the Cathedral Mission College of Calcutta and was part of the initial faculty.<ref name="Hx CMS" /> This was followed by his ministry at the Christ Church of Calcutta in 1867.<ref name=":0" /> He went back to England on November 9, 1869, but he returned to India on October 14, 1871. He then assumed the role of Secretary of Calcutta Corresponding Committee, a position he held until 1876. Illness required he return to England on April 10, 1876, amidst his time as secretary. He returned to Calcutta to resume his secretaryship on November 16, 1878, with the help of Reverend H.P. Parker.<ref name=":0" />

===Death and legacy===
Welland died on December 17, 1879, in Calcutta.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=FIBIS Database - Powered by The Frontis Archive Publishing System |url=https://search.fibis.org/bin/aps_detail.php?id=1705910 |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=search.fibis.org}}</ref>

Welland's writings included ''God in History'' (1865), a series of lectures created for his students and the Cathedral Mission College of Calcutta and ''Heavenly Training'' (1874), a collection of sermons delivered as Chaplain to the Calcutta Volunteers. After his death, his widow published a final volume of Welland's sermons, titled ''Daily Bread and Other Sermons'' in 1882.<ref name=":0" />

The Welland School, founded by Welland in 1876, continues to bear his name as the Welland Gouldsmith School. The Welland Memorial School merged with the Gouldsmith Free School in 1936. It operates two campuses in Kolkota.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Welland Gouldsmith School |url=https://wgskolkata.com |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=wgskolkata.com}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.spcmc.ac.in/pages/home St Pauls Cathedral Mission College]
* [https://www.wgskolkata.com/ Welland Gouldsmith School]
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