Alexander Hamilton (bishop)

Alexander Kenneth Hamilton (11 May 1915 – 22 December 2001)[1] was an eminent Anglican clergyman during the second half of the 20th century.[2]

Alexander Hamilton
Bishop of Jarrow
DioceseDiocese of Durham
In office1965–1980
PredecessorMervyn Armstrong
SuccessorMichael Ball
Other postsHonorary assistant bishop, Diocese of Bath and Wells (1988–2001)
Orders
Ordination1939 (deacon); 1940 (priest)
Consecration1965
by Donald Coggan
Personal details
Born(1915-05-11)11 May 1915
Died22 December 2001(2001-12-22) (aged 86)
Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsCuthbert Arthur Hamilton and Agnes Maud Hamilton[1]
Spouseunmarried[1]
Alma materTrinity Hall, Cambridge

Educated at Malvern[1] and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (he proceeded Cambridge Master of Arts {MA Cantab} in 1941), he trained for the ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge.[1] He was ordained a deacon by John Willis, assistant bishop, at Holy Apostles, Leicester, on 8 October 1939;[3] and a priest by Guy Smith, Bishop of Leicester, at St Margaret's, Leicester, on 22 September 1940.[4] His first post was as a Curate in Birstall, Leicestershire,[5] after which he was a Chaplain in the RNVR. When peace returned he was Vicar of St Francis, Ashton Gate.[6] Appointed Rural Dean of Central Newcastle in 1962, when Vicar of the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Grainger Street, he became Bishop of Jarrow, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Durham, three years later.[7] He was ordained (consecrated) a bishop by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York, on St Matthias' day (24 February) 1965.[8]

References
  1. "Hamilton, Alexander Kenneth". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 29 December 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  2. National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  3. "Ordinations". Church Times (#4003). 13 October 1939. p. 317. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 December 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. "Ordinations". Church Times (#4054). 4 October 1940. p. 647. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 December 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76. London: Oxford University Press, 1976. ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  6. "Church details". Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  7. Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Jarrow The Times Wednesday, 13 January 1965; pg. 12; Issue 56218; col G
  8. "(picture caption)". Church Times (#5325). 5 March 1965. p. 16. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 December 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Mervyn Armstrong		 Bishop of Jarrow
1965–1980		 Succeeded by
Michael Ball



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