John Ford (bishop)
John Frank Ford[4] (born 14 January 1952) is the current Bishop of Plymouth,[2] a suffragan see in the Diocese of Exeter. He was educated at Southampton College of Technology[5] and Chichester Theological College. He was ordained in 1980[6] and began his career with a curacy at Christ Church, Forest Hill[7] after which he was Vicar of St Augustine, Lee and then Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Horsham. From here he became Diocesan Missioner for Chichester and then a Residentiary Canon at its Cathedral before his elevation to the Episcopate. Concurrently he holds the post of assistant bishop in the Diocese of Truro.[8] A keen cricket fan,[9] Bishop John is married with three children.
Styles
- John Ford Esq (1952–1980)
- The Revd John Ford (1980–1997)
- The Revd Canon John Ford (1997–2005)[2]
- The Rt Revd John Ford (2005—)
Notes
- ^ BBC — Plymouth gets a new bishop
- ^ a b c Official notification of appointment
- ^ Exeter Diocese News — December 2005
- ^ Anglican Communion
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 9780713672576
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory; 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 9780715110300
- ^ Church history
- ^ {cite web|url=http://www.trurodiocese.org.uk/whos-who/bishops-staff.php |title=Who's who; Bishop's staff |publisher =Diocese of Truro |accessdate=2011-09-24}}
- ^ Debrett's People of Today. London: Debrett's, 2008 ISBN 9781870520959
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Anglican Bishops of Plymouth
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