Philip Goodrich

Philip Harold Ernest Goodrich (2 November 1929 – 22 January 2001) was an Anglican bishop in the late 20th century.^[1] He was Bishop of Tonbridge from 1973 to 1982 and Bishop of Worcester from 1982 to 1996.

Early life

Born on 2 November 1929 he was educated at Stamford School and St John's College, Cambridge.^[2]

Religious life

After this he studied for ordination at Ripon College Cuddesdon followed by a curacy at Rugby in Warwickshire.^[3] Between 1957 and 1961 he was chaplain of St John’s College, Cambridge (his own university college) before incumbencies at South Ormsby and Bromley.

In 1973, he was ordained to the episcopate as Bishop of Tonbridge, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Rochester. He translated to the Diocese of Worcester in 1982 where he would serve as Bishop of Worcester, the diocesan bishop. He retired in 1996.^[3]

He died on 22 January 2001. His ashes are buried in the cloisters of Worcester Cathedral.

References

^ The Times, 27 April 1982; pg. 14; Issue 61218; col E, Bishop of Tonbridge to be translated to Worcester
^ Who’s Who London, A & C Black,1992 ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
^ ^a ^b Debrett's People of Today: Ed Ellis,P (1992, London, Debtrett's) p 1621 ISBN 1-870520-09-2

Church of England titles
Preceded by Henry David Halsey	Bishop of Tonbridge 1973 – 1982	Succeeded by David Bartleet
Preceded by Robert Wilmer Woods	Bishop of Worcester 1982 – 1996	Succeeded by Peter Selby

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[1] The Times, 27 April 1982; pg. 14; Issue 61218; col E, Bishop of Tonbridge to be translated to Worcester

[2] Who’s Who London, A & C Black,1992 ISBN 0-7136-3514-2

[Debrett-3] Debrett's People of Today: Ed Ellis,P (1992, London, Debtrett's) p 1621 ISBN 1-870520-09-2

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v t e Bishops of Worcester
Early medieval	Bosel Oftfor Egwin of Evesham Wilfrith (I) Milred Waermund Tilhere Heathured Denebeorht Heahbeorht Ealhhun Werferth Æthelhun Wilfrith (II) Koenwald Dunstan Oswald Ealdwulf
High medieval	Wulfstan (I) Leofsige Beorhtheah Lyfing Ælfric Puttoc Lyfing Ealdred Wulfstan (II) Samson Theulf Simon John de Pageham Alured Roger Baldwin of Forde William of Northall Robert FitzRalph Henry de Sully John of Coutances Mauger Randulf of Evesham Walter de Gray Sylvester William de Blois Walter de Cantilupe Nicholas of Ely Godfrey Giffard
Late medieval	John St German William Gainsborough Walter Reynolds Walter Maidstone Thomas Cobham Wulstan Bransford Adam Orleton Simon Montacute Thomas Hemenhale Wulstan Bransford John of Thoresby Reginald Brian John Barnet William Whittlesey William Lenn Walter Lyghe Henry Wakefield Robert Tideman of Winchcombe Richard Clifford Thomas Peverel Philip Morgan Thomas Polton Thomas Brunce Thomas Bourchier John Carpenter ("Bishop of Worcester and Westbury") John Alcock Robert Morton Giovanni de' Gigli
Early modern	Silvestro de' Gigli Girolamo Ghinucci Hugh Latimer John Bell Nicholas Heath John Hooper, Bishop of Worcester and Gloucester Nicholas Heath Richard Pate Edwin Sandys Nicholas Bullingham John Whitgift Edmund Freke Richard Fletcher Thomas Bilson Gervase Babington Henry Parry John Thornborough John Prideaux Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) George Morley John Gauden John Earle Robert Skinner Walter Blandford James Fleetwood William Thomas Edward Stillingfleet William Lloyd John Hough Isaac Maddox James Johnson Brownlow North Richard Hurd
Late modern	Folliott Cornewall Robert Carr Henry Pepys Henry Philpott John Perowne Charles Gore Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs Ernest Pearce Arthur Perowne William Wilson Cash Mervyn Charles-Edwards Robin Woods Philip Goodrich Peter Selby John Inge