Bertram Fitzgerald Simpson was a prominent Anglican cleric who served over half a century in the Diocese of London as Suffragan Bishop of Kensington and later as Diocesan Bishop of Southwark.
He was born on 25 September 1883 and educated at the University of Durham. Ordained in 1908 his first post was at St Anne, Soho. After wartime service as a Chaplain to the forces,[1] he was Vicar at St Peter’s, West Harrow, and then Rural Dean of Hackney before elevation to the episcopate: firstly as Bishop of Kensington; and then, after a decade, Southwark,[2] where he served for a further 17 years. After 12 years of retirement he died on 16 July 1971.[3]
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| Preceded by John Primatt Maud |
Bishop of Kensington 1932 – 1942 |
Succeeded by Henry Colville Montgomery Campbell |
| Preceded by Richard Godfrey Parsons |
Bishop of Southwark 1942 – 1959 |
Succeeded by Arthur Mervyn Stockwood |
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