Tony Dumper

Anthony Charles Dumper (4 October 1923 – 27 August 2012) was the suffragan Bishop of Dudley from 1977 until 1993[1] and the first area bishop under the Worcester diocese area scheme from 1993.[2]

Tony Dumper
Bishop of Dudley
DioceseDiocese of Worcester
In office1977–1993
PredecessorMichael Mann
SuccessorRupert Hoare
Other postsArea bishop of Dudley (1993)
Honorary assistant bishop in Birmingham (from 1993)
Orders
Ordination1947 (deacon); c. 1948 (priest)
Consecration1977
Personal details
Born(1923-10-04)October 4, 1923
Died27 August 2012(2012-08-27) (aged 88)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsCharles & Edith
SpouseSibylle Hellwig (m. 1948; d. 2001)
Children2 sons; 1 daughter
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge

Early life and education

Dumper was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge.[3] As a pacifist, he was a conscientious objector during the Second World War, working on the land.[4]

Ordained ministry

He was made deacon on St Matthew's Day 1947 (21 September)[5] and ordained priest the Michaelmas following (26 September 1948) — both times by Bertram Simpson, Bishop of Southwark, at Southwark Cathedral,[6] and began his ecclesiastical career with a Curacy in Greenwich. He went overseas to be Vicar of Perak and then Archdeacon of North Malaysia. From 1970 to 1977, having returned to England, he was vicar of St Peter's Church, Stockton-on-Tees and rural dean of Stockton-on-Tees. He was appointed to the Episcopate as the Bishop of Dudley, serving from 1977 to his retirement in 1993.[7] He was consecrated a bishop on 31 March 1977, by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey.[8]

In retirement, he continued to serve the church as an honorary assistant bishop within the Diocese of Birmingham.

Personal life

A keen gardener, Dumper was married with two sons and one daughter.[9]

Tony Dumper died on 27 August 2012, age 88, at his home in Bristol.[10]

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References
  1. The Times, Wednesday, Jan 05, 1977; pg. 14; Issue 59900; col C Church news New bishop suffragan
  2. GS 1445: Report of the Dioceses Commission, Diocese of Worcester (Archived copy accessed 17 June 2019)
  3. ",". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  4. Westcott Bulletin
  5. "Ordinations". Church Times (#4416). 26 September 1947. p. 576. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. "Ordinations". Church Times (#4469). 1 October 1948. p. 556. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  7. "Anthony Charles Dumper". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  8. "picture caption". Church Times (#5956). 7 April 1977. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  9. Debrett's People of Today London,1992 Debrett's ISBN 1-870520-09-2
  10. 'Former Bishop of Dudley dies Archived 2012-12-24 at Archive.today' Diocese of Worcester website, 4 September 2012
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Michael Mann		 Bishop of Dudley
1977–1993		 Succeeded by
Rupert Hoare



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