John Armstrong | |
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Bishop of Bermuda | |
![]() Armstrong in the c1960s. | |
In office | 1963–1970 |
Other post(s) | Chaplain of the Fleet, Royal Navy (1960–1963) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1932 (deacon) 1933 (priest) |
Consecration | 25 March 1963 by Michael Ramsey |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 October 1905 |
Died | 30 December 1992 | (aged 87)
Education | Durham School |
Alma mater | Australian College of Theology |
John Armstrong CB OBE (4 October 1905 – 30 December 1992) was an Anglican bishop. He was the fourth Bishop of Bermuda. [1]
He was educated at Durham School, then an all-boys Private school in Durham, County Durham, England. [2] He trained for ordination at St Francis College, a theological college in Nundah, Queensland, and completed a Licentiate in Theology (ThL) at the Australian College of Theology. [3]
Armstrong was ordained as a deacon in 1932 (in the Diocese of Goulburn, Australia) [4] and as a priest in 1933. [3] He was a naval chaplain in the Royal Navy for 28 years. [5] He eventually rose to be Chaplain of the Fleet, serving from 1960 to 1963. [6] He retired from the Royal Navy on 15 March 1963. [7]
In 1963, Armstrong was appointed to the episcopate; [8] he was the first Chaplain of the Fleet to proceed directly to the episcopate after leaving office. [5] On 25 March 1963, he was consecrated a bishop by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, during a service at Westminster Abbey. [5] [9]
John Armstrong | |
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Bishop of Bermuda | |
![]() Armstrong in the c1960s. | |
In office | 1963–1970 |
Other post(s) | Chaplain of the Fleet, Royal Navy (1960–1963) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1932 (deacon) 1933 (priest) |
Consecration | 25 March 1963 by Michael Ramsey |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 October 1905 |
Died | 30 December 1992 | (aged 87)
Education | Durham School |
Alma mater | Australian College of Theology |
John Armstrong CB OBE (4 October 1905 – 30 December 1992) was an Anglican bishop. He was the fourth Bishop of Bermuda. [1]
He was educated at Durham School, then an all-boys Private school in Durham, County Durham, England. [2] He trained for ordination at St Francis College, a theological college in Nundah, Queensland, and completed a Licentiate in Theology (ThL) at the Australian College of Theology. [3]
Armstrong was ordained as a deacon in 1932 (in the Diocese of Goulburn, Australia) [4] and as a priest in 1933. [3] He was a naval chaplain in the Royal Navy for 28 years. [5] He eventually rose to be Chaplain of the Fleet, serving from 1960 to 1963. [6] He retired from the Royal Navy on 15 March 1963. [7]
In 1963, Armstrong was appointed to the episcopate; [8] he was the first Chaplain of the Fleet to proceed directly to the episcopate after leaving office. [5] On 25 March 1963, he was consecrated a bishop by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, during a service at Westminster Abbey. [5] [9]