John Richards (bishop of Ebbsfleet)
John Richards | |
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| Bishop of Ebbsfleet (PEV) | |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| In office | 1994 to 1998 |
| Successor | Michael Houghton |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1959 (deacon) 1960 (priest) |
| Consecration | 29 April 1994 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1933 |
| Died | 9 November 2003 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Education | Reading School |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Ely Theological College |
John Richards (4 October 1933 – 9 November 2003) was a British Anglican bishop. He was the first Bishop of Ebbsfleet from 1994 to 1998.
Early life and education[]
Richards was born on 4 October 1933, and educated at Reading School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.[1] He trained for ordination at Ely Theological College, an Anglo-Catholic theological college, between 1957 and 1959.[2]
Ordained ministry[]
Richards was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1959 and as a priest in 1960.[2] His first post was a curacy at St Thomas' Exeter.[3] Following this he was the Rector of Cookbury then the Rural Dean of Holsworthy.[4] From 1974 until 1981, he was the Rector of Heavitree. He served as Archdeacon of Exeter from 1981 to 1994.[2]
Richards was consecrated bishop on 29 April 1994 at St Paul's Cathedral, by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury.[5] From 1994 to 1998, he served as the first Bishop of Ebbsfleet.[6] Ebbsfleet is a provincial episcopal visitor in the Province of Canterbury for those who reject the ordination of women.
He died on 9 November 2003.[7]
References[]
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "John Richards". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Genuki
- ^ Crockfords(London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ^ "picture caption". Church Times (#6847). 6 May 1994. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 3 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "The Bishops of Ebbsfleet". See of Ebbsfleet. 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Independent Obituary[dead link]
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