John Dennis (bishop)

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John Dennis was Bishop of Knaresborough from 1979 to 1986 and St Edmundsbury and Ipswich from 1986 to 1996. He is also the father of comedian Hugh Dennis.

Born on 19 June 1931^[1] he was educated at Rutlish School, Merton and St Catharine's College, Cambridge^[2] before studying for ordination at Cuddeston College, Oxford. After Curacies in Armley and Kettering^[3] he was appointed Vicar of The Isle of Dogs in 1962, transferring to Mill Hill in 1971. Promotion to Prebendary of St Paul’s Cathedral in 1977, and two years later to the Suffragan Bishopric of Knaresborough^[4], lead in 1986 to elevation to the See of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Ralph Emmerson	Bishop of Knaresborough 1979 – 1986	Succeeded by Malcolm Menim
Preceded by John Waine	Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich 1986 – 1996	Succeeded by John Hubert Richard Lewis

v • d • e Bishops of Knaresborough Lucius Smith • Paul de Labilliere • John Norman Bateman-Champain • Henry Handley Vully de Candole • John Howard Cruse • Ralph Emmerson • John Dennis • Malcolm Menin • Frank Valentine Weston • James Harold Bell •

v • d • e Bishops of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich 1913-2008 Henry Bernard Hodgson • Albert Augustus David • Walter Godfrey Whittingham • Richard Brook • Arthur Harold Morris  • Leslie Wilfrid Brown  • John Waine • John Dennis • Richard Lewis • William Nigel Stock •

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Crockford’s On-line
2. ^ Who's Who 1992 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0713635142
3. ^ "Debrett's People of Today": Ed Ellis,P (1992, London, Debtrett's) ISBN 1870520092
4. ^ The Times, Friday, Nov 11, 1983; pg. 3; Issue 61687; col A Synod hears amendment from Bishop of Knaresboroughr