George Reindorp

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George Edmund Reindorp (born December 11, 1911 in Romford , Essex , † April 20, 1990 in Westminster , Surrey ) was a British Anglican theologian . He was Bishop of Guildford (1961–1973) and Bishop of Salisbury (1973–1981) in the Church of England .

Life

Reindorp was born as the son of Hector William Reindorp (* 1883; † not known) and his wife Dora Lucy George (* 1883; † not known). His parents lived in the Goodmayes neighborhood of Ilford Township, Essex. Reindorp attended the Felsted School and Trinity College at Cambridge University . At Westcott House Theological College, Cambridge University, he earned a master's degree in theology ( MA Cantab. ) In 1939 .

In 1937 he was ordained a deacon ; In 1938 he was ordained a priest . At the beginning of a priestly career was a position as Vicar ( Curate ) at St Mary Abbots Church in Kensington from 1937 to 1939 . During the Second World War he did military service in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve . From 1938 to 1946 he was chaplain ( Chaplain ) in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. From 1940 to 1942 he was stationed on the armored cruiser HMS Birmingham . From 1942 to 1944 he was in South Africa in Durban and Simonstown as a ship's chaplain and as Dockyard Chaplain at the shipyards of the Royal Navy.

After retiring from the Royal Navy, he was pastor ( Vicar ) at St Stephen with St John Church in the London borough of Westminster from 1946 to 1957 . From 1957 to 1961 he was then pastor ( Rector ) at St Savior with All Hallows Church in Southwark ; he was also Provost ( Provost ) at the Southwark Cathedral .

In 1961 he was ordained a bishop . He was Bishop of Guildford from 1961 to 1973; from 1973 then Bishop of Salisbury . One of his first acts as Bishop of Salisbury was to terminate the powers of eight clergymen who were either divorced, divorced and remarried, or married to a partner who had previously been divorced. Reindorp did this without hearing the victims. In 1981 he retired. In 1982 he was appointed Honorary Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of London .

He worked from 1982 to 1983, the BBC Radio Religious Department of BBC radio operates. There he was responsible for the religious short program Daily Service ; he put the programs together and acted as a speaker. He also designed morning services and produced religious and religious programs for the BBC.

In 1965 he became chaplain ( Chaplain ) of the Royal College of General Practitioners . In 1961 he was honored by the then Archbishop of Canterbury with the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD) of the Lambeth Degree. In 1971 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Surrey .

Reindorp authored several theological books. His works include: What about You? A Plain Statement of the Christian Faith, Its Difficulties and Its Challenge (1956), No Common Task (1957), Putting it Over: Ten Points for Preachers (1961), Over to You. Lectures on Evangelism (1964), The Heart of the Matter (1965) and Preaching Through the Christian Year (1973).

Membership in the House of Lords

Reindorp was an official member of the House of Lords in his capacity as Bishop of Guildford and Bishop of Salisbury from 1970 until his retirement in 1981 as Spiritual Lord .

family

Reindorp was married twice. In 1943, he married his first wife Alix Violet Edington (1911-1987), one of Durban, Natal , native doctor with the department of surgery that he had met while he was stationed. The marriage had five children; one daughter died in childhood. Two of his sons, David Reindorp and Julian Reindorp, became priests like their father. Reindorp's daughter Fiona married Baronet Sir Richard Baskerville Mynors. Reindorp's youngest son Richard was a teacher in London's East End before entering civil service.

After the death of his first wife, Reindorp married Lady Bridget Mullens in January 1988. The wedding ceremony was performed by his eldest son Julian. Reindorp died in retirement three years after his wife. He had a total of ten grandchildren; his eldest granddaughter Nicola Reindorp from 2002 to 2007 in the United States Director ( Head ) of the New York offices of Oxfam International .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Who was Who , 1897-1990, London, A & C Black , 1991, ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  2. ↑ a b c d Reindorp, Rt. Rev. George Edmund Biography (Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) Officers, 1939–1945)
  3. ^ The Times , June 12, 1948; Page 6; Issue 51096; Column C, Services To-Morrow St Stephen's Rochester Row Westminster
  4. ↑ The Times , December 5, 1957; Page 12; Issue 54016; Column D, Provost of Southwark
  5. ^ New Bishop of Salisbury Blog Thinking Anglicans, November 12, 2011
predecessor Office successor
Hugh Ashdown Provost of Southwark
1957-1961 		Ernest Southcott
Ivor Watkins Bishop of Guildford
1961–1973 		David Brown
Joseph Fison Bishop of Salisbury
1973–1982 		John Baker
personal data
SURNAME Reindorp, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reindorp, George Edmund (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theologian; Bishop of Guildford and Salisbury
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Romford , Essex, UK
DATE OF DEATH April 20, 1990
Place of death London , Surrey, United Kingdom