Francis West (bishop)
Francis Horner West was the Bishop of Taunton from 1962 until 1977.
Born on 9 January 1909 and educated at Berkhamsted School and Magdalene College, Cambridge[1] he was ordained in 1934. He was a Curate at St Agnes Leeds[2] and then Chaplain of Ridley Hall, Cambridge. After wartime service as a Chaplain to the Forces[3] he was Vicar of Upton then Archdeacon of Newark[4] before his elevation to the Episcopate. An eminent author,[5] he died on 2 January 1999.
Notes
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ Church Web Site
- ↑ During which he was Mentioned in Despatches
- ↑ The Times, Tuesday, 8 Jul 1947; pg. 7; Issue 50807; col C New Archdeacon of Newark
- ↑ Amongst others he wrote “Sparrows of the Spirit”, 1957; “The Country Parish Today and Tomorrow”, 1960; “F. R. B.: a portrait of Bishop F. R. Barry”, 1980; and “The Story of a Wiltshire Country Church”, 1987 > British Library web site accessed 18:14 21 September 2008
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| Preceded by Mark Allin Hodson |
Bishop of Taunton 1962 – 1977 |
Succeeded by Peter John Nott |
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