Francis West (bishop)

The Rt Rev Francis Horner West was the Bishop of Taunton from 1962 until 1977. Born on 9 January 1909 and educated at Berkhamsted School and Magdalene College, Cambridge^[1] he was ordained in 1934. He was a Curate at St Agnes Leeds^[2] and then Chaplain of Ridley Hall, Cambridge. After wartime service as a Chaplain to the Forces^[3] he was Vicar of Upton then Archdeacon of Newark^[4] before his elevation to the Episcopate. An eminent author^[5], he died on 2 January 1999.

Notes

1. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
2. ^ Church Web Site
3. ^ During which he was Mentioned in Despatches
4. ^ The Times, Tuesday, Jul 08, 1947; pg. 7; Issue 50807; col C New Archdeacon of Newark
5. ^ Amongst others he wrote “Sparrows of the Spirit”, 1957; “The Country Parish Today and Tomorrow”, 1960; “F. R. B.: a portrait of Bishop F. R. Barry”, 1980; and “The Story of a Wiltshire Country Church”, 1987 > British Library web site accessed 18:14 21 September 2008