Douglas Noel Sargent | |
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Bishop of Selby | |
![]() Douglas Sargent in 1962 | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | York |
Installed | 1962 |
Term ended | 1971 |
Predecessor | Carey Knyvett |
Successor | Morris Maddocks |
Personal details | |
Born | 1907 Near
London, England |
Died | 1979 (aged 71–72) York, North Yorkshire, England [1] |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | Imogene Ward |
Alma mater |
Douglas Noel Sargent (1907–1979 [2]) was the third Bishop of Selby.
Sargent was born near London, [1] and educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys, King's College, Cambridge [3] and the London College of Divinity; and ordained in 1932. His first post was as Curate at Willian, Hertfordshire. [4] Subsequently, he embarked on a long spell as a missionary [5] in Sichuan Province [6] at West China Union University, [7] where he worked as a lecturer. During his stay in Sichuan, he became chaplain to Bishop C. T. Song and assistant secretary for the Church Missionary Society. [1] In 1942 he married Imogene Ward, the daughter of American Methodist missionaries. From 1947 to 1948 he studied at Union Theological Seminary, New York. [1] From 1961 until 1962 he was principal of the Church Missionary Society [8] when he was elevated to the episcopate, [9] a post he held until his retirement to York.
Douglas Noel Sargent | |
---|---|
Bishop of Selby | |
![]() Douglas Sargent in 1962 | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | York |
Installed | 1962 |
Term ended | 1971 |
Predecessor | Carey Knyvett |
Successor | Morris Maddocks |
Personal details | |
Born | 1907 Near
London, England |
Died | 1979 (aged 71–72) York, North Yorkshire, England [1] |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | Imogene Ward |
Alma mater |
Douglas Noel Sargent (1907–1979 [2]) was the third Bishop of Selby.
Sargent was born near London, [1] and educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys, King's College, Cambridge [3] and the London College of Divinity; and ordained in 1932. His first post was as Curate at Willian, Hertfordshire. [4] Subsequently, he embarked on a long spell as a missionary [5] in Sichuan Province [6] at West China Union University, [7] where he worked as a lecturer. During his stay in Sichuan, he became chaplain to Bishop C. T. Song and assistant secretary for the Church Missionary Society. [1] In 1942 he married Imogene Ward, the daughter of American Methodist missionaries. From 1947 to 1948 he studied at Union Theological Seminary, New York. [1] From 1961 until 1962 he was principal of the Church Missionary Society [8] when he was elevated to the episcopate, [9] a post he held until his retirement to York.