David Farmbrough | |
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Bishop of Bedford | |
Diocese | Diocese of St Albans |
In office | 1981–93 |
Predecessor | Andrew Graham |
Successor | John Richardson |
Other post(s) |
Honorary assistant bishop in
St Albans (1994–present) Archdeacon of St Albans (1974–81) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1953 (deacon); 1954 (priest) |
Consecration | 1981 |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 May 1929 |
Died | 9 March 2013 Bromham, Bedfordshire | (aged 83)
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Charles and Ida |
Spouse | Angela Hill (m. 1955) |
Profession | Writer |
Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford |
David John Farmbrough (4 May 1929 – 9 March 2013) [1] was Bishop of Bedford from 1981 to 1993. [2]
Farmbrough was educated at Bedford School and Lincoln College, Oxford before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Bishop's Hatfield, after which he was priest in charge of St John's Church in the same parish. [3]
Following this he was Vicar of Bishop's Stortford. Later he became Rural Dean of the area and then (his final appointment before ordination to the episcopate [4]) Archdeacon of St Albans (1974–1981). In retirement he served the Diocese of St Albans as an assistant bishop.
David Farmbrough | |
---|---|
Bishop of Bedford | |
Diocese | Diocese of St Albans |
In office | 1981–93 |
Predecessor | Andrew Graham |
Successor | John Richardson |
Other post(s) |
Honorary assistant bishop in
St Albans (1994–present) Archdeacon of St Albans (1974–81) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1953 (deacon); 1954 (priest) |
Consecration | 1981 |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 May 1929 |
Died | 9 March 2013 Bromham, Bedfordshire | (aged 83)
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Charles and Ida |
Spouse | Angela Hill (m. 1955) |
Profession | Writer |
Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford |
David John Farmbrough (4 May 1929 – 9 March 2013) [1] was Bishop of Bedford from 1981 to 1993. [2]
Farmbrough was educated at Bedford School and Lincoln College, Oxford before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Bishop's Hatfield, after which he was priest in charge of St John's Church in the same parish. [3]
Following this he was Vicar of Bishop's Stortford. Later he became Rural Dean of the area and then (his final appointment before ordination to the episcopate [4]) Archdeacon of St Albans (1974–1981). In retirement he served the Diocese of St Albans as an assistant bishop.