Frank Valentine Weston

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Frank Valentine Weston (16 September 1935 – 29 April 2003) was Bishop of Knaresborough from 1997 ^[1] until his death.

Born into a clerical family^[2], he was educated at Christ's Hospital and The Queen's College, Oxford ^[3] (BA 1960, MA 1964).^[4] He then studied for ordination at Lichfield Theological Colege.

He was first Assistant Curate in Atherton^[5] (1961-65).^[6] Then began an association of more than twenty years with the College of the Ascension at Selly Oak, initially as Chaplain (1965-69) and then as Principal (1969-76).^[7] From 1973 until 1976 he was also Vice-President of Selly Oak Colleges and from 1976 until 1982 Principal and Pantonian Professor at Edinburgh Theological College.^[8] In 1982 he was appointed Archdeacon of Oxford and Canon Residentiary of Christ Church, Oxford.^[9] He remained in this post until 1997 and continued his association was Christ Church with an appointment as Emeritus Student, a position roughly equivalent to an Emeritus Fellowship.^[10]

He was appointed Suffragan Bishop of Knaresborough in 1997 and held the see until his death in 2003.^[11]

Church of England titles
Preceded by Malcolm Menin	Bishop of Knaresborough 1997 – 2003	Succeeded by James Harold Bell

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Crockfords London, Church House 1998 ISBN 0715180890
2. ^ His uncle was Bishop of Zanzibar
3. ^ Who's Who 1992 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0713635142
4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2002/03, p. 803
5. ^ "Debrett's People of Today": Ellis,P(Ed): 1992, London, Debtrett's ISBN 1870520092
6. ^ 'Weston, The Rt Revd Frank Valentine', in Crockford's Clerical Directory (97th edn. London, Church House Publishing, 2001), p. 803
7. ^ 'Weston, The Rt Revd Frank Valentine', in Crockford's Clerical Directory (97th edn. London, Church House Publishing, 2001), p. 803
8. ^ ‘WESTON, Rt Rev. Frank Valentine’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 23 March 2008
9. ^ 'Weston, The Rt Revd Frank Valentine', in Crockford's Clerical Directory (97th edn. London, Church House Publishing, 2001), p. 803
10. ^ ‘WESTON, Rt Rev. Frank Valentine’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 23 March 2008
11. ^ Death noted by Oxford Convocation

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