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William Llewellyn (bishop)
William Somers Llewellyn (16 August 190722 July 2001) was the inaugural bishop of Lynn from 1963 until 1972. Educated at Eton and Balliol, he was deaconed on Trinity Sunday 1935 (16 June) and priest the next Trinity Sunday (7 June 1937) – both times by Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London at St Paul's Cathedral – and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Chiswick. From 1940 until 1946 he was a chaplain to the Forces and then vicar of Tetbury, from when on he was to have a deep affinity with the area. Additionally rural dean of the area from 1955, in 1961 he was appointed Archdeacon of Lynn and suffragan bishop a year later: he was consecrated a bishop by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 18 October 1963 at Westminster Abbey. On retirement he continued to serve the church as an assistant bishop within the Diocese of Gloucester The Diocese of Gloucester is a Church of England diocese based in Gloucester, covering the non-metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Lynn
The Bishop of Lynn is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of King's Lynn in Norfolk; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 26 June 1963. The Bishop of Lynn has particular oversight of the Archdeaconry of Lynn. The present bishop is Jane Steen, who was consecrated at Norwich Cathedral Norwich Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Norwich, Norfolk, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. It is the cathedral church for the Church of England Diocese of Norwich and is one of the Norwich 12 heritage sites. The cathedr ... on 23 June 2021. List of Bishops of Lynn References External links Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings ---- Bishops of Lynn Anglican suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Norwich {{Anglican-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |