Ralph Emmerson

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Ralph Emmerson (7 July 1913 – 31 December 2007) was Bishop of Knaresborough from 1972 to 1979. Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire on 7 July 1913 he was educated at Leeds Grammar School and King's College London.^[1] He worked initially in the Youth Employment Department of Leeds Educational Authority^[2] before studying for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge. An urban priest and keen cricketer (amongst many appointments he was Vicar of Headingley,^[3] in 1966 he was appointed Canon Missioner for the Diocese of Ripon.^[4] In 1972 he was promoted again to be Suffragan Bishop of Knaresborough^[5] a post he held to his retirement in 1979. For a further seven years he helped out as an honorary assistant bishop in the diocese he had served so well.^[6] He died on 31 December 2007.^[7]

Notes

↑ Who's Who 1992 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
↑ "Debrett's People of Today": Ed Ellis,P (1992, London, Debtrett's) p 1621 ISBN 1-870520-09-2
↑ Emmerson Obituary
↑ Crockfords,(London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
↑ The Times, Thursday, 16 March 1972; p. 19; Issue 58428; col E New Bishop of Knaresborough is appointed
↑ Obituary p 25 Daily Telegraph Issue no 47,472 dated 21 January 2007
↑ "Obituary: The Rt Revd Ralph Emmerson". churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-06-23.

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Howard Cruse	Bishop of Knaresborough 1972–1979	Succeeded by John Dennis

v t e Bishops of Knaresborough

Lucius Smith Paul de Labilliere John Bateman-Champain Henry de Candole Howard Cruse Ralph Emmerson John Dennis Malcolm Menin Frank Weston James Bell

Persondata
Name	Emmerson, Ralph
Alternative names
Short description	British bishop
Date of birth	7 July 1913
Place of birth
Date of death	31 December 2007
Place of death

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