Bishop of Bermuda (1990–1995) Honorary assistant bishop in Oxford (2001–present)
Orders
Ordination
1959 (deacon); 1960 (priest)
Consecration
1990
Personal details
Born
(1934-07-15) 15 July 1934 (age 89)
Surrey, United Kingdom
Nationality
British
Denomination
Anglican
Parents
William & Beryl Down
Spouse
Sylvia Aves (m. 1960)
Children
2 sons; 2 daughters
Profession
Missionary; writer
Alma mater
St John's College, Cambridge
William John Denbigh Down (born 15 July 1934) was a British cleric who was the ninth Bishop of Bermuda and later the Assistant Bishop of Leicester.
Educated at St John's College, Cambridge, Down was ordained in 1960. His first post was as a curate at St Paul's Church, Salisbury, after which he was secretary to the Missions to Seaman, chaplain of St Michael Paternoster Royal,[1] and honorary chaplain to the Carmen's Company[2] until his ordination to the episcopate in 1990.[3][4] He returned to England as the Assistant Bishop of Leicester in 1995[5] before retiring in 2001.[6]
^Crockford's clerical directory, 1995, Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
^"Luncheon: Carmen's Company". The Times. 31 January 1990. p. 18.
^"Down, Rt Rev. William John Denbigh", Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [1], accessed 22 July 2012
^"New Bishop of Bermuda". The Times. 20 October 1989. p. 16.
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