Colin Bazley

Colin Frederick Bazley (born 27 June 1935)[1] is a retired bishop in the Church of England. He was a bishop in Chile from 1969 until his retirement in 2000.

Colin Bazley
Bishop of Chile (&c.)
Diocese	Diocese of Chile
In office	1977–2000
Predecessor	David Pytches
Successor	Tito Zavala
Other posts	bishop in Chile (see prose) Presiding Bishop, CASA (1977–1983) Primate of the Province of the Southern Cone of America (1989–1995) Honorary assistant bishop, Diocese of Chester (2000–present)
Orders
Ordination	1959 (deacon); 1960 (priest) by Clifford Martin
Consecration	25 May 1969
Personal details
Born	(1935-06-27) 27 June 1935
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Reginald & Isabella
Spouse	Barbara
Children	three daughters
Alma mater	St Peter's Hall, Oxford

Early life, education and family

The son of Reginald Samuel Bazley and Isabella Davies, Bazley attended Birkenhead School before matriculating at St Peter's Hall, Oxford (whence he gained a Bachelor of Arts {BA} in 1957 and an Oxford Master of Arts {MA Oxon} in 1961)[2] then training for ministry at Tyndale Hall, Bristol (a predecessor of Trinity College, Bristol).[1] He was ordained at Liverpool Cathedral by Clifford Martin, Bishop of Liverpool — deacon at Michaelmas 1959[3] and priest at Michaelmas 1960[4] —, serving his Title (curacy) at St Leonard’s, Bootle. In 1960, he married Barbara Helen Griffiths; they have three daughters, two of whom (as of 2010) had married Chileans and had six of Bazley's grandchildren between them.[5] Their youngest daughter lives in Bebington and had their other two granddaughters.

Missionary and bishop

In 1962, Bazley left for central Chile as a missionary with the South American Mission Society (SAMS), in which general region he stayed until 2000.

As a missionary priest, he also served as Rural Dean of Chol-Chol until 1966 and then as Archdeacon of Temuco[1] or of Cautin and Malleco[2] until his appointment to the episcopate. He was consecrated on Whitsun (Pentecost, 25 May) 1969 as Assistant Bishop for Cautin and Malleco,[6] (but also called Assistant Bishop in Southern Chile)[7] which See he served until 1975, when he was translated to become Assistant Bishop for Santiago. He remained in that post until 1977, when he became diocesan bishop for the Diocese of Chile, Bolivia and Peru (in which he'd served since its 1963 foundation;[8] until then Chile was in the Diocese of the Falkland Islands) — the Bishop of Chile, Bolivia and Peru. In October 1977 and October 1981 the diocese was twice split, and twice Bazley remained as bishop in Chile: first as Bishop of Chile and Bolivia (1977–1981) then Bishop of Chile (1981–2000).[1] While bishop diocesan in Chile, he also served as the Presiding Bishop of the Consejo Anglicano de Sud América (Executive Council for South America; CASA),[9] 1977–1983 and as the Primate of the Province of the Southern Cone of America (the successor to CASA), 1989–1995; and as a member of the Inter-Anglican Theological and Doctrinal Commission, 1994–1997.[1] In 1999, Bazley was one of the Primates to sign a letter of warning to Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church.[10]

Retirement

Following his retirement back to his native Wirral in 2000, he has been licensed as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Chester and served as Warden of Readers, 2000–2005, and as Rural Dean of Wallasey, 2009–2011.[1] During his retirement he has been identified by the secessionist Anglican Mission in England as one of five Church of England bishops ready to support them in 2011.[11]

References

1. "Bazley, Colin Frederick". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 22 August 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
2. "Colin Frederick Bazley". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
3. "Michaelmas Ordinations". Church Times (#5041). 25 September 1959. p. 19. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 August 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
4. "Michaelmas Ordinations". Church Times (#5094). 30 September 1960. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 August 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
5. Liverpool Echo, 24 March 2010 — Former Bishop of Chile, Colin Bazley from Wirral, tells of earthquake ordeal while celebrating his golden wedding anniversary (Accessed 22 August 2016)
6. "New Bishop for South America". Church Times (#5541). 25 April 1969. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 August 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
7. "Archbishop 'spoke out' in Chile". Church Times (#5826). 11 October 1974. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 August 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
8. Melton, J. Gordon. Faiths across Time — 5,000 Years of Religious History Volume 1: 350 BCE–499 CE p. 1799 (Google Books) (Accessed 22 August 2016)
9. "Bishop of Chile Bolivia & Peru". Church Times (#5967). 24 June 1977. p. 20. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 August 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
10. "Primates threaten Griswold". Church Times (#7099). 5 March 1999. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 August 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
11. "Group names five bishops ready to defy diocesans". Church Times (#7737). 1 July 2011. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 August 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by David Pytches	Bishop of Chile, Bolivia and Peru 1977–1977	Succeeded by himself as Bishop of Chile and Bolivia
		Succeeded by Bill Flagg as Bishop of Peru
Preceded by himself as Bishop of Chile, Bolivia and Peru	Bishop of Chile and Bolivia 1977–1981	Succeeded by himself as Bishop of Chile
		Succeeded by David Evans as Bishop of Peru and Bolivia
Preceded by himself as Bishop of Chile and Bolivia	Bishop of Chile 1981–2000	Succeeded by Tito Zavala