Ross Hook

Ross Sydney Hook MC (19 February 1917 – 26 June 1996) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.[1]

Educated at Christ’s Hospital[2] and Peterhouse, Cambridge, he was made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1941 (8 June) by Cyril Garbett, Bishop of Winchester,[3] and ordained a priest the following Trinity Sunday (31 May 1942) by Mervyn Haigh, Bishop of Winchester — both times at Winchester Cathedral.[4] After Second World War service in the RNVR he was appointed Chaplain of Ridley Hall, Cambridge. From here he rose rapidly in the Church hierarchy being successively Vicar of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Rural Dean of Chelsea and a Canon Residentiary at Rochester Cathedral before being ordained to the episcopate[5] as Bishop of Grantham in 1965. He was consecrated a bishop on 30 November 1965 by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[6] He was translated to become Bishop of Bradford seven years later.[7] Following his time Bradford, he served at Lambeth Palace (under Robert Runcie) as Chief of Staff to the Archbishop of Canterbury (1980–1984).[2]

References
  1. "Obituary: The Right Rev Ross Hook". The Independent. 4 July 1996. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. "Hook, Ross Sydney". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 6 January 2017. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  3. "Trinity ordinations". Church Times (#4091). 20 June 1941. p. 360. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. "Ordinations at Trinity". Church Times (#4142). 12 June 1942. p. 336. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. The Times, Thursday, 9 December 1965; p. 3; Issue 56512; col E "New Bishop of Grantham consecrated"
  6. "picture caption". Church Times (#5364). 3 December 1965. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. The Times, Wednesday, 28 June 1972; p. 16; Issue 58516; col A "New Bishop of Bradford"
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Anthony Otter		 Bishop of Grantham
1965–1972		 Succeeded by
Dennis Hawker
Preceded by
Michael Parker		 Bishop of Bradford
1972–1980		 Succeeded by
Geoffrey Paul
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