Ronald Graham Gregory Foley was Bishop of Reading from 1982[1] to 1989. Born on 13 June 1923, he was educated at King Edward VI Aston[2] and King's College London. Ordained in 1951, he began his career with a curacy at South Shore, Blackpool[3] after which he was Vicar of St Luke, Blackburn. In 1960 he became Director of Education for the Diocese of Durham followed by a decade at Leeds Parish Church and his final appointment (before his elevation to the Episcopate) was as a Chaplain to The Queen. In retirement he continues to serve the Church as an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of York.[4]
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| Preceded by Eric Wild |
Bishop of Reading 1982 – 1989 |
Succeeded by John Frank Ewan Bone |
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