Richard Frith

Richard Michael Cockayne Frith^[3] (born 8 April 1949) is the current Bishop of Hull.^[4]

Frith was born into a clerical family,^{[note 1][5]} he was educated at Marlborough^[6] and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.^[7] After a period of study at St John's College, Nottingham he was ordained a deacon in 1974 and a priest in 1975^[1] and began his career with a curacy at Mortlake after which he was Vicar of Thamesmead. Following this he was Rector of Keynsham^[8] and finally, before his ordination to the episcopate, Archdeacon of Taunton from 1992.^[1] Frith was divorced in 1999^[2] and married Kay in April 2006.^[1]

Styles

• Richard Frith Esq (1949–1974)
• The Revd Richard Frith (1974–1992)
• The Ven Richard Frith (1992–c1998)
• The Rt Revd Richard Frith (c1998—present)

Notes

1. ↑ His father was Canon Roger Cokayne Frith, sometime Vicar of Feltwell

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Diocese of York — Rt Revd Richard Frith
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 WalesOnline — "No one else involved’ as Bishop of St Davids parts from wife of 25 years"
3. ↑ Anglican Communion
4. ↑ Trustee of Diocese
5. ↑ Crockford's clerical directory Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
6. ↑ Burkes peerage
7. ↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
8. ↑ Crockford's clerical directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0