Eric St Quintin Wall (19 April 1915 – 11 April 2011) [1] was the second Bishop of Huntingdon from 1972 [2] to 1980 and from then on an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Gloucester. The son of a clergyman – Sydney Herbert Wall [3] —, he was born on 19 April 1915 and educated at Clifton College and Brasenose College, Oxford. Ordained in 1939 he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy in Boston, Lincolnshire [4] after which he was a World War II chaplain in the RAFVR. When peace returned he held incumbencies at Malmesbury, Cricklade [5] and then finally (before his appointment to the episcopate) at Westbury Park, Bristol.
References
- ^ "Church Times - Obituary: THE RT REVD ERIC WALL". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
- ^ The Times, Thursday, 23 March 1972; p. 19; Issue 58434; col E D-Day chaplains are made bishops suffragan
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
- ^ List of incumbents Archived 14 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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Eric St Quintin Wall (19 April 1915 – 11 April 2011) [1] was the second Bishop of Huntingdon from 1972 [2] to 1980 and from then on an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Gloucester. The son of a clergyman – Sydney Herbert Wall [3] —, he was born on 19 April 1915 and educated at Clifton College and Brasenose College, Oxford. Ordained in 1939 he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy in Boston, Lincolnshire [4] after which he was a World War II chaplain in the RAFVR. When peace returned he held incumbencies at Malmesbury, Cricklade [5] and then finally (before his appointment to the episcopate) at Westbury Park, Bristol.
References
- ^ "Church Times - Obituary: THE RT REVD ERIC WALL". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
- ^ The Times, Thursday, 23 March 1972; p. 19; Issue 58434; col E D-Day chaplains are made bishops suffragan
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
- ^ List of incumbents Archived 14 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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