John Eastaugh

The Rt Rev John Richard Gordon Eastaugh was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the last third of the 20th Century ^[1]. He was born on 11 March 1920 and educated at the University of Leeds and ordained in 1944. He began his career with a curacy at All Saints, Poplar^[2]and then held incumbencies at Hackney and Heston before a spell as Archdeacon of Middlesex.^[3] He was elevated to the Episcopate as Bishop of Hereford in 1973^[4] and died in post 17 years later. He died on 16 February 1990.

Notes

^ "Handbook of British Chronology" Fryde,E.B;Greenway D.E;Porter,S;Roy,I Cambridge, CUP,1996 ISBN 9780521563505
^ Parish web site
^ Crockford's clerical directory1976 Lambeth, Church House, ISBN 018153674
^ New Bishop of Hereford The Times Tuesday, Feb 27, 1973; pg. 16; Issue 58718; col E

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Preceded by Mark Allin Hodson	Bishop of Hereford 1973 – 1990	Succeeded by John Oliver

Bishops of Hereford

Since 1908	John Percival • Hensley Henson • Linton Smith • Charles Carre • Richard Parsons • Tom Longworth • Mark Hodson • John Eastaugh • John Oliver • Anthony Priddis

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Name	Eastaugh, John Richard Gordon
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Date of birth	1920
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Date of death	1990
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