Richard Henry McPhail Third

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Richard Henry McPhail Third was an Anglican Suffragan Bishop in the latter part of the 20th century ^[1] .
Born on 29 September 1927 he was educated at Reigate Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge ^[2] before studying for ordination at Lincoln Theological College . He began his career with a curacy at St Andrew’s Mottingham^[3] from where he rose steadily in the Church hierarchy. He was Vicar of Sheerness ^[4] and then Rural Dean of Orpington before his elevation to the Episcopate as Bishop of Maidstone in 1976. Translated to Dover in 1980 to ease the workload of the Archbishop of Canterbury ^[5], he retired in 1992.

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1. ^ Debrett’s People of Today: Ed Ellis,P (1992, London, Debtrett's) ISBN 1870520092)
2. ^ Who's Who 1992 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0713635142
3. ^ Church details
4. ^ Crockford's clerical directory London, Church House 1975 ISBN 0108153674
5. ^ The Times, Tuesday, Jun 03, 1980; pg. 4; Issue 60641; col B Church change to ease work of archbishop

Church of England titles
Preceded by Geoffrey Lewis Tiarks	Bishop of Maidstone 1976 –1980	Succeeded by Robert Maynard Hardy
Preceded by Anthony Paul Tremlett	Bishop of Dover 1980 –1992	Succeeded by John Richard Allan Llewellin

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