Gordon Roe

William Gordon Roe (5 January 1932 19 July 1999) was an English divine and the Suffragan Bishop of Huntingdon from 1980 until 1997.

Roe was born on 5 January 1932[1] and educated at Bournemouth School and Jesus College, Oxford. After a curacy at Bournemouth [2] he was Priest in charge of St Michael's, Abingdon[3] and then Vice Principal of St Chad's College, Durham. Following this he was Rural Dean of Durham until his elevation to the Episcopate. Roe died on 19 July 1999.[4]

Notes

  1. Who's Who 1992“(London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
  2. Crockford's clerical directory, 1995” (Lambeth,Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
  3. ”Debrett's People of Today 1992” (London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
  4. On-line obituary
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Eric St Quintin Wall
Bishop of Huntingdon
1980 1997
Succeeded by
John Robert Flack


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