Basil Guy (bishop)
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Basil Tudor Guy (9 March 1910 – 29 April 1975) was an Anglican
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in the 20th century. Guy was born on 9 March 1910 and educated at
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and
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. After a
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at
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, he was
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of
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then St Eustachius' Church, Tavistock before his appointment as
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in 1956. A year later he was elevated to
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in 1957. Five years later he was
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to
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where he stayed until his death from cancer on 29 April 1975."Deaths in the last year", '' Crockford's Clerical Directory'' 1975-76. London: Oxford University Press, 1976.


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1910 births People educated at Forest School, Walthamstow Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Bishops of Bedford Bishops of Gloucester Archdeacons of Bedford 1975 deaths People from Wanstead 20th-century Church of England bishops {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub