Richard Third

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Richard Third
MA(Cantab)
Bishop of Dover
Diocese Diocese of Canterbury
In office 1980–1992
Predecessor Tony Tremlett
Successor Richard Llewellin
Other posts Bishop of Maidstone (1976–1980)
Orders
Ordination 1952 (deacon); 1953 (priest)
Consecration 1976
Personal details
Born 29 September 1927
Denomination Anglican
Parents Henry McPhail & Marjorie Third
Spouse Helen Illingworth (m. 1966)
Children 2 daughters
Alma mater Emmanuel College, Cambridge

Richard Henry McPhail Third (born 29 September 1927) is a retired Anglican bishop in the Church of England.[1]

Third was educated at Reigate Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge[2] before studying for ordination at Lincoln Theological College. He began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Andrew’s Mottingham.[3] He was Vicar of Sheerness [4] He was then the Rural Dean of Orpington before his ordination to the episcopate as the Bishop of Maidstone in 1976. He was translated to be the Bishop of Dover in 1980 to assist Robert Runcie, the then Archbishop of Canterbury.[5] He retired in 1992.

References

  1. Debrett’s People of Today: Ed Ellis,P (1992, London, Debtrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
  2. Who's Who 1992 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
  3. Church details
  4. Crockford's clerical directory London, Church House 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  5. The Times, 3 June 1980; pg. 4; Issue 60641; col B, Church change to ease work of archbishop
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Geoffrey Tiarks
Bishop of Maidstone
1976–1980
Succeeded by
Robert Hardy
Preceded by
Tony Tremlett
Bishop of Dover
1980–1992
Succeeded by
Richard Llewellin