Bill Down

The The Rt Rev William John Denbigh "Bill" Down (born 15 July 1934) was the ninth Bishop of Bermuda and later the Assistant Bishop of Leicester.

Educated at St John's College, Cambridge, Down was ordained in 1960. His first post was as a Curate at St Paul’s Church, Salisbury^[1] after which he was secretary to the The Missions to Seaman and Chaplain of St Michael Paternoster Royal^[2] until his ascension to the Episcopate in 1990.^[3] He returned to England as the Assistant Bishop of Leicester before retiring in 2001. In retirement he continues to serve the Church as an Assistant Bishop.^[4]

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Church of England titles
Preceded by Christopher Charles Luxmoore	Bishop of Bermuda 1990 –1996	Succeeded by Ewen Ratteray

Bishops of Bermuda

Arthur Browne • John Jagoe • Anthony Williams • John Armstrong • Eric Trapp • Robert Stopford • Anselm Genders • Christopher Luxmoore • Bill Down • Ewen Ratteray • Patrick White

Persondata
Name	Down, Bill
Alternative names	Down, William John Denbigh
Short description	General Secretary of The Missions to Seamen (1976 - 1990); Bishop of Bermuda (1990 - 1995); Assistant Bishop of Leicester (1995 - 2001)
Date of birth	15 July 1934
Place of birth	Surrey
Date of death
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