William John Denbigh Down (born 15 July 1934) was the ninth

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and later the

Assistant Bishop of Leicester The Bishop of Leicester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Leicester in the Province of Canterbury. Through reorganisation within the Church of England, the Diocese of Leicester was refounded in 1927, and St Martin's Church ...

. Educated at

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(he proceeded

Cambridge Master of Arts In the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, Bachelors of Arts are promoted to the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts (MA) on application after six or seven years' seniority as members of the university (including years as an u ...

), Down was

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in 1960. His first post was as a

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at St Paul's Church,

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after which he was secretary to the Missions to Seaman and chaplain of

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until his ordination to the

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in 1990. He returned to England as the

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1934 births Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge 20th-century Anglican bishops in Bermuda Anglican bishops of Bermuda Assistant bishops of Leicester (1987–2017) Living people {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub