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Richard Hare (bishop)
Thomas Richard Hare (29 August 1922 – 18 July 2010) was the Bishop of Pontefract, Suffragan Bishop of Pontefract from 1971 until 1992. Life He was born on 29 August 1922 and educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Oxford. After World War II service with the RAF he was ordained in 1950 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curate, curacy at Haltwhistle. Following this he was chaplain to the William Derrick Lindsay Greer, Bishop of Manchester and then a Canon (priest), canon residentiary at Carlisle Cathedral. Appointed Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness in 1965,"Debrett's People of Today 1992" (London, Debrett's) () he was appointed to the episcopate seven years later and retired in 1992. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hare, Thomas Archdeacons of Westmorland and Furness 20th-century Church of England bishops Bishops of Pontefract People educated at Marlborough College Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford Royal Air Force personnel of World War II 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who's Who
''Who's Who'' (or ''Who is Who'') is the title of a number of reference publications, generally containing concise biography, biographical information on the prominent people of a country. The title has been adopted as an expression meaning a group of notable persons. The oldest and best-known is the annual publication ''Who's Who (UK), Who's Who'', a reference work on contemporary prominent people in Britain published annually since 1849. In addition to legitimate reference works, some ''Who's Who'' lists involve the selling of "memberships" in fraudulent directories that are created online or through instant publishing services. AARP, the University at Buffalo and the Government of South Australia have published warnings of these ''Who's Who'' scams. Notable examples by country * ''Who's Who (UK), Who's Who'', the oldest listing of prominent British people since 1849; people who have died since 1897 are listed in ''Who Was Who.'' * ''Cambridge Who's Who'' (also known as ''Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
