John Eastaugh

John Richard Gordon Eastaugh (11 March 1920  16 February 1990) was an Anglican bishop in the last third of the 20th century .[1]

He was born on 11 March 1920 and educated at the University of Leeds and ordained in 1944. He was made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1944 (4 June) by Geoffrey Fisher, Bishop of London,[2] and ordained a priest the next Michaelmas (23 September 1945) by Robert Moberly, Bishop of Stepney — both times at St Paul's Cathedral.[3] He began his career with a curacy at All Saints' Poplar[4] and then held incumbencies at Hackney and Heston before being collated Archdeacon of Middlesex in 1966.[5] Having been elected and confirmed Bishop of Hereford during December 1973/January 1974,[6] he was ordained to the episcopate by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey[7] on 24 January 1974,[8] serving until he died in post 17 years later on 16 February 1990, aged 69.

References

  1. "Handbook of British Chronology" Fryde, E.B.; Greenway, D.E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5
  2. "Ordinations at Trinity". Church Times (#4246). 9 June 1944. p. 308. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 October 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
  3. "Ordinations at Michaelmas". Church Times (#4314). 28 September 1945. p. 556. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 October 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
  4. Parish website
  5. Crockford's clerical directory1976 Lambeth, Church House, ISBN 978-0-19-200008-8
  6. New Bishop of Hereford The Times Tuesday, Feb 27, 1973; pg. 16; Issue 58718; col E
  7. "Three bishops in two hours". Church Times (#5790). 1 February 1974. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
  8. "Dual role for new Bishop of Ramsbury". Church Times (#5786). 4 January 1974. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Mark Hodson
Bishop of Hereford
1973 1990
Succeeded by
John Oliver



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