Douglas Noel Sargent (1907–1979
) was the third
Bishop of Selby
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.
Biography
Sargent was born near
London
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,
and educated at
Watford Grammar School for Boys
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King's College, Cambridge
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and the
London College of Divinity
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; and
ordained
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in 1932. His first post was as
Curate at
Willian, Hertfordshire
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. Subsequently, he embarked on a long spell as a
missionary
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in
Sichuan Province
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at
West China Union University
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where he worked as a lecturer. During his stay in Sichuan, he became
chaplain to
Bishop C. T. Song and assistant secretary for the
Church Missionary Society
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.
In 1942 he married Imogene Ward, the daughter of
American Methodist missionaries. From 1947 to 1948 he studied at
Union Theological Seminary, New York
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From 1961 until 1962 he was
principal of the Church Missionary Society when he was elevated to the
episcopate
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,
['']The Times
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'', Wednesday, 14 March 1962; p. 14; Issue 55339; col E ''Ecclesiastical News Bishop Suffragan Of Selby'' a post he held until his retirement to
York
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.
See also
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Anglicanism in Sichuan
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1907 births
1979 deaths
People educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys
Anglican missionaries in Sichuan
Bishops of Selby
Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
Alumni of the London College of Divinity
Academic staff of West China Union University
Union Theological Seminary (New York City) alumni
20th-century Church of England bishops
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