Henry Richmond | |
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Bishop of Repton | |
Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
In office | 1985 – 1999 (retired) |
Predecessor | Stephen Verney |
Successor | David Hawtin |
Other post(s) | Honorary assistant chaplain at
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (2006–2017) Honorary assistant bishop in Oxford (1999–2017) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1963 (deacon); 1964 (priest) |
Consecration | 30 January 1986 by Robert Runcie |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 January 1936 |
Died | 16 March 2017 | (aged 81)
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Frank & Lena |
Spouse | Caroline Berent (m. 1966) |
Children | 2 sons; 1 daughter |
Profession | Academic |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Francis Henry Arthur Richmond (6 January 1936 – 16 March 2017) was the third Bishop of Repton from 1985 to 1999; and from then on, in retirement, an honorary assistant bishop within the Diocese of Oxford.
Richmond was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. [1] Ordained in 1964, he began his career with a curacy at Woodlands, in Yorkshire. [2] after which he was: a chaplain at Sheffield Cathedral; Vicar of St George's, Sheffield [3] (during which time he was also a University Chaplain [4]); and finally, before his elevation to the episcopate, [5] Warden of Lincoln Theological College. He was ordained and consecrated a bishop (thereby taking up his suffragan See) on 30 January 1986, by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Southwark Cathedral. [6] After 14 years as the Derby Suffragan he retired to Oxford in 1999.
He died on 16 March 2017 at the age of 81. [7]
Henry Richmond | |
---|---|
Bishop of Repton | |
Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
In office | 1985 – 1999 (retired) |
Predecessor | Stephen Verney |
Successor | David Hawtin |
Other post(s) | Honorary assistant chaplain at
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (2006–2017) Honorary assistant bishop in Oxford (1999–2017) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1963 (deacon); 1964 (priest) |
Consecration | 30 January 1986 by Robert Runcie |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 January 1936 |
Died | 16 March 2017 | (aged 81)
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Frank & Lena |
Spouse | Caroline Berent (m. 1966) |
Children | 2 sons; 1 daughter |
Profession | Academic |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Francis Henry Arthur Richmond (6 January 1936 – 16 March 2017) was the third Bishop of Repton from 1985 to 1999; and from then on, in retirement, an honorary assistant bishop within the Diocese of Oxford.
Richmond was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. [1] Ordained in 1964, he began his career with a curacy at Woodlands, in Yorkshire. [2] after which he was: a chaplain at Sheffield Cathedral; Vicar of St George's, Sheffield [3] (during which time he was also a University Chaplain [4]); and finally, before his elevation to the episcopate, [5] Warden of Lincoln Theological College. He was ordained and consecrated a bishop (thereby taking up his suffragan See) on 30 January 1986, by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Southwark Cathedral. [6] After 14 years as the Derby Suffragan he retired to Oxford in 1999.
He died on 16 March 2017 at the age of 81. [7]