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Kenneth Stevenson[1]

PhD DD
Bishop of Portsmouth
DioceseDiocese of Portsmouth
In office1995–September 2009
PredecessorTimothy Bavin
SuccessorChristopher Foster
Other post(s)Chaplain, lecturer, University of Manchester (until 1995)
Orders
Consecration1995
Personal details
Born(1949-11-09)9 November 1949
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died12 January 2011(2011-01-12) (aged 61)[2]
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
DenominationAnglican
SpouseSarah Julia Mary Glover
ChildrenElisabeth, Katharine (Kitty), James, Alexandra
ProfessionAcademic (liturgy)
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

Kenneth William Stevenson (9 November 1949 – 12 January 2011[2]) was the eighth Bishop of Portsmouth in the Church of England.[3]

Stevenson was born in Edinburgh. He was consecrated as Bishop of Portsmouth in 1995, following parish work in Lincoln[4] and Guildford[5] and in the university chaplaincy at the University of Manchester.[6] He was married, with four children.[7]

Stevenson held a PhD from the University of Southampton and a DD from the University of Manchester where he lectured in liturgy alongside his work as a chaplain. He was involved in the Church of England's participation in the Porvoo Communion, not least because he was part-Danish. He was a Knight Commander of the Kingdom of Denmark's Order of the Dannebrog. In 2006, having been diagnosed with leukemia, he began a course of treatment. On 22 February 2009 he announced at a service at Portsmouth Cathedral that he would retire in September 2009 due to continuing ill-health. He presided at his last confirmation service on 19 July 2009 at St Peter's Church Seaview, Isle of Wight.

"There is a sadness in the decision but I know that it is the right one. I did wrestle with it and it has proved to be the most difficult decision of my life. I have loved being your Bishop and have never wanted to be Bishop of anywhere else"[8]

In retirement, Stevenson continued to write[9] and give his support to fund-raising activities for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, e.g. through musical events[10] and the artistic work of his daughter Alexandra.[11]

He had two brothers-in-law who were also bishops: David Tustin and Peter Forster.[12] Both assisted at his funeral at Portsmouth Cathedral on 26 January 2011,[13] along with his great friend Patricia Routledge.[14]

Works

The Lord's Prayer; A Text in Tradition, 2004.[15]

References

  1. ^ Stevenson's personal site
  2. ^ a b Diocese of Portsmouth — Bishop Kenneth Stevenson RIP
  3. ^ Anglican Communion
  4. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  5. ^ Brief biography
  6. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
  7. ^ Debrett's People of Today London,2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
  8. ^ "Anglican Bishop retiring early as he fights illness"- article by David Hurley in The News dated February 23, 2009.
  9. ^ Times Online, Birthdays: Dr Kenneth Stevenson, Times Online, November 2009
  10. ^ A Michaelmas Medley, Music for Leukaemia Research, Holy Trinity Sloane Square, 25 September 2009.
  11. ^ British Antiques Dealers Association Charity Gala Evening , 18 March 2010
  12. ^ Who's Who (ibid): Stevenson and Tustin married two sisters; while Forster married Stevenson's sister
  13. ^ Portsmouth Today 19-1-11
  14. ^ Portsmouth Today 26-1-11
  15. ^ Kenneth W. Stevenson, The Lord's Prayer: A Text in Tradition (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2004)
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