Bruce Evans
For the American film director, see Bruce A. Evans.
For the Australian politician, see Bruce Evans (politician).
| Bruce Read Evans | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Port Elizabeth | |
| Church | Anglican |
| See | Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth |
| In office | 1975 – 1993 |
| Predecessor | Philip Welsford Richmond Russell |
| Successor | Eric Pike |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1957 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1929 |
| Died | 25 August 1993 |
| Previous post | Vicar |
Bruce Read Evans (10 November 1929 – 25 August 1993) was an Anglican bishop[1] and author[2] in the 20th century.
He was educated at King Edward School, Johannesburg and the University of the Witwatersrand[3] and ordained in 1957.[4] He held curacies at Holy Trinity, Redhill, Surrey[5] and St Paul’s, Portman Square. He was Curate-in charge at St Luke’s, Diep River, Cape. He held incumbencies at Christ Church, Kenilworth, Cape Town and St John’s, Wynberg, Cape Town before ascending to the Episcopate[6] as the second Bishop of Port Elizabeth.
He died in post.
Sources
- ↑ anglicandiocesepe
- ↑ Among other books he wrote “I Will Heal their Land”, 1974; “The Earth is the Lord’s”, 1975; “Facing the New Challenges”, 1978; and “The Church and the Alternative Society”, 1979> British Library website accessed 18:52 gmt 17 December 2010
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory Lambeth, Church House, 1976, ISBN (invalid) 0108153674, alternate version: ISBN 0-19-200008-X, OCLC 25885092, OCLC 59162245.
- ↑ Church web site
- ↑ Wits Historical papers
| Anglican Communion titles | ||
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| Preceded by Philip Welsford Richmond Russell |
Bishop of Port Elizabeth 1975-1993 |
Succeeded by Eric Pike |
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