Eric Gordon (bishop)
George Eric Gordon (1905–1992) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.[1]
He was born on 29 July 1905 and educated at St Olave's Grammar School and the St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[2] Ordained in 1929[3] he began his career with a curacy at Holy Trinity, Leicester,[4] after which he was Vice-Principal of Bishop Wilson College, Isle of Man. In 1935 he became Chaplain to William Stanton Jones, Bishop of Sodor and Man. In 1942 he became Rector of Kersal then Rural Dean of Middleton. From 1951 to 1966 he was Provost of Chelmsford Cathedral[5] and Rector of Chelmsford when he was ordained to the episcopate as the Bishop of Sodor and Man,[6] a post he held for eight years.
In 1974 he retired to Eynsham in Oxfordshire. He died on 6 June 1992.
References
- Feegans Archived 2009-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
- “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- "Church web-site". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- Provost Of Chelmsford Cathedral The Times Monday, Jun 18, 1951; pg. 4; Issue 52030; col A
- The Times, Wednesday, Oct 19, 1966; pg. 14; Issue 56766; col B Church News
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Waller |
Provost of Chelmsford 1951–1966 |
Succeeded by Connop Price |
| Preceded by Benjamin Pollard |
Bishop of Sodor and Man 1966–1974 |
Succeeded by Vernon Nicholls |