Simon Burrows
Simon Hedley Burrows (8 November 1928 – 5 August 2015) was the Bishop of Buckingham from 1974 to 1994 and the first area bishop under the diocesan area scheme of 1984.[1]
Simon Burrows | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Buckingham | |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| In office | 1974–1994 |
| Predecessor | Christopher Pepys |
| Successor | Colin Bennetts |
| Other posts | Area bishop of Buckingham (1984–1994) Honorary assistant bishop in Winchester (1994–2015) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1954 (deacon); 1955 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1974 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1928 |
| Died | 5 August 2015 (aged 86) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Hedley & Joan Lovett |
| Spouse | Janet Woodd (m. 1960) |
| Children | 2 sons; 3 daughters |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
Early life
Burrows was born on 8 November 1928. He was the grandson of Leonard Burrows (Bishop of Sheffield) and Neville Lovett (Bishop of Salisbury)[2] and son of Hedley Burrows (Dean of Hereford).[3] He was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge.
Ordained ministry
He was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1954 (26 September), by Cyril Easthaugh, Bishop of Kensington,[4] and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (25 September 1955), by William Wand, Bishop of London — both times at St Paul's Cathedral.[5] He served his curacy at St John's Wood, after which he was Chaplain of Jesus College, Cambridge.[6] Following this he was Vicar of Wyken and then (his final appointment before his ordination to the episcopate)[7] of Holy Trinity Fareham.[8] He was consecrated a bishop on 18 October 1974 by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[9]
In retirement he continued to serve as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Winchester for some time.
Death
He died on 5 August 2015 after a short illness.[10]
References
- Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
- ‘BURROWS, Very Rev. Hedley Robert’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007 , accessed 30 June 2012
- ‘BURROWS, Rt Rev. Simon Hedley’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 30 June 2012
- "Ordinations". Church Times (#4782). 1 October 1954. p. 743. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- "Michaelmas ordinations". Church Times (#4835). 7 October 1955. p. 12. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- “Crockford's clerical directory, 1995” (Lambeth,Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
- ”Debrett's People of Today 1992” (London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
- Parish Web Site
- "picture caption". Church Times (#5828). 25 October 1974. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- BURROWS
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Christopher Pepys |
Bishop of Buckingham 1974–1994 |
Succeeded by Colin Bennetts |