Frederick Darwent
Frederick Charles Darwent (born 20 April 1927) was bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, from 1978 to 1992.[1][2]
Born in Liverpool Darwent was educated at Ormskirk Grammar School. After military service in the Far East with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers he was ordained Deacon in 1963; and Priest in 1964.[3] He was a Curate in Wigan then held incumbencies in Strichen, New Pitsligo and Fraserburgh. He was made a Canon of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen in 1971; and was Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1973 to 1978. He was also a JP in Aberdeen from 1988 to 1997.[4]
References
- ^ "Birthdays". London: The Independent. 20 April 1996. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ David M. Bertie (2000). Scottish episcopal clergy, 1689-2000. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 518. ISBN 978-0-567-08746-1. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 p238 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ ‘DARWENT, Rt Rev. Frederick Charles’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 21 Oct 2013
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