Alexander Hamilton | |
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Bishop of Jarrow | |
Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
In office | 1965–1980 |
Predecessor | Mervyn Armstrong |
Successor | Michael Ball |
Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop, Diocese of Bath and Wells (1988–2001) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1939 (deacon); 1940 (priest) |
Consecration | 1965 by Donald Coggan |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 May 1915 |
Died | 22 December 2001 Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, United Kingdom | (aged 86)
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Cuthbert Arthur Hamilton and Agnes Maud Hamilton [1] |
Spouse | unmarried [1] |
Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Alexander Kenneth Hamilton (11 May 1915 – 22 December 2001) [1] was an eminent Anglican clergyman during the second half of the 20th century. [2]
Educated at Malvern [1] and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (he proceeded Cambridge Master of Arts {MA Cantab} in 1941), he trained for the ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge. [1] He was ordained a deacon by John Willis, assistant bishop, at Holy Apostles, Leicester, on 8 October 1939; [3] and a priest by Guy Smith, Bishop of Leicester, at St Margaret's, Leicester, on 22 September 1940. [4] His first post was as a Curate in Birstall, Leicestershire, [5] after which he was a Chaplain in the RNVR. When peace returned he was Vicar of St Francis, Ashton Gate. [6] Appointed Rural Dean of Central Newcastle in 1962, when Vicar of the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Grainger Street, he became Bishop of Jarrow, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Durham, three years later. [7] He was ordained (consecrated) a bishop by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York, on St Matthias' day (24 February) 1965. [8]
Alexander Hamilton | |
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Bishop of Jarrow | |
Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
In office | 1965–1980 |
Predecessor | Mervyn Armstrong |
Successor | Michael Ball |
Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop, Diocese of Bath and Wells (1988–2001) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1939 (deacon); 1940 (priest) |
Consecration | 1965 by Donald Coggan |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 May 1915 |
Died | 22 December 2001 Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, United Kingdom | (aged 86)
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Cuthbert Arthur Hamilton and Agnes Maud Hamilton [1] |
Spouse | unmarried [1] |
Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Alexander Kenneth Hamilton (11 May 1915 – 22 December 2001) [1] was an eminent Anglican clergyman during the second half of the 20th century. [2]
Educated at Malvern [1] and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (he proceeded Cambridge Master of Arts {MA Cantab} in 1941), he trained for the ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge. [1] He was ordained a deacon by John Willis, assistant bishop, at Holy Apostles, Leicester, on 8 October 1939; [3] and a priest by Guy Smith, Bishop of Leicester, at St Margaret's, Leicester, on 22 September 1940. [4] His first post was as a Curate in Birstall, Leicestershire, [5] after which he was a Chaplain in the RNVR. When peace returned he was Vicar of St Francis, Ashton Gate. [6] Appointed Rural Dean of Central Newcastle in 1962, when Vicar of the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Grainger Street, he became Bishop of Jarrow, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Durham, three years later. [7] He was ordained (consecrated) a bishop by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York, on St Matthias' day (24 February) 1965. [8]