The Rt Rev Francis Henry Arthur Richmond was the third Bishop of Repton from 1985 to 1999;[1] and from then on an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Oxford. He was born on 6 January 1936 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[2] Ordained in 1964, he began his career with a curacy at Woodlands, in Yorkshire.
[3] after which he was: a Chaplain at Sheffield Cathedral; Vicar of St George's, Sheffield[4] (during which time he was also a University Chaplain [5]); and finally, before his elevation to the Episcopate,[6] Warden of Lincoln Theological College. After 14 years as the Derby Suffragan he retired to Oxford in 1999.
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| Preceded by Stephen Edmund Verney |
Bishop of Repton 1985 –1999 |
Succeeded by David Christopher Hawtin |
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