John Richards (bishop of Ebbsfleet)
John Richards was the first Bishop of Ebbsfleet from 1994 to 1998.[1]
Richards was born on 4 October 1933 [2] and educated at Reading School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1959 and his first post was a curacy at St Thomas' Exeter.[3] Following this he was the Rector of Cookbury then the Rural Dean of Holsworthy.[4] From 1974 until 1981 he was the Rector of Heavitree and then the Archdeacon of Exeter until his ordination to the episcopate. He died on 9 November 2003.[5]
References
- ↑ Obituary
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Genuki
- ↑ Crockfords(London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ↑ Independent Obituary
| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by Inaugural appointment |
Bishop of Ebbsfleet 1994 –1998 |
Succeeded by Michael Houghton |
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