Simon Burrows
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| The Rt Revd Simon Burrows MA(Cantab) | |
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| Bishop of Buckingham | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
| In office | 1974–1994 |
| Predecessor | Christopher Pepys |
| Successor | Colin Bennetts |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Winchester (1994–present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | c. 1954 (deacon); c. 1955 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1974 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1928 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Hedley & Joan Lumsden |
| Spouse | Janet Woodd (m. 1960) |
| Children | 2 sons; 3 daughters |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
Simon Hedley Burrows (born 8 November 1928)[1] was the Bishop of Buckingham from 1974 to 1994.
He was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge before a curacy at St John's Wood, after which he was Chaplain of Jesus College, Cambridge.[2] Following this he was Vicar of Wyken and then (his final appointment before his ordination to the episcopate[3]) of Holy Trinity Fareham.[4] In retirement he continues to serve as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Winchester
Burrows was the grandson of Leonard Burrows (Bishop of Sheffield) and Neville Lovett (Bishop of Salisbury)[5] and son of Hedley Burrows (Dean of Hereford).[6]
References
- ↑ Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
- ↑ “Crockford's clerical directory, 1995” (Lambeth,Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
- ↑ ”Debrett's People of Today 1992” (London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
- ↑ Parish Web Site
- ↑ ‘BURROWS, Very Rev. Hedley Robert’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007 , accessed 30 June 2012
- ↑ ‘BURROWS, Rt Rev. Simon Hedley’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 30 June 2012
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| Preceded by Christopher Pepys |
Bishop of Buckingham 1974–1994 |
Succeeded by Colin Bennetts |
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