Ian Harland

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Ian Harland ( December 19, 1932 , † December 27, 2008 ) was a British Anglican theologian . He was Bishop of Carlisle in the Church of England from 1989 to 2000 .

Life

Family and education

Harland was born in Leicestershire to Samuel James Harland and his wife Brenda Gwendolyn Harland . His father was a country pastor there; later, his father was Secretary General ( General Secretary ) of the Commonwealth and Continental Church Society. Harland grew up with agriculture and animal husbandry , and learned as a boy the milking . He attended the Dragon School in Oxford and the Haileybury and Imperial Service College in Haileybury in the county of Hertfordshire , where he head boy was. After his military service , he studied Law ( Law ) at Peterhouse College, University of Cambridge ; there he was chairman of the Cambridge University Conservative Association . He then worked for two years as a teacher at Sunningdale Preparatory School in the county of Berkshire .

Church career

In preparation for the priesthood he studied theology at Wycliffe Hall College, Oxford University from 1958 ; there the ruler and future Bishop of Sheffield , John Taylor , recognized Harland's religious potential. In 1960 he was ordained a deacon ; In 1961 he was ordained a priest .

After his ordination he was parish vicar ( Curate ) in Melton Mowbray from 1960 to 1963 . In 1963 he was, on a decision by John Taylor, pastor ( Vicar ) in Oughtibridge , a suburb of Sheffield. Harland stayed there until 1972. The parish on the outskirts of Sheffield presented Harland with great social and religious challenges. Harland worked to improve the social conditions of the community members, and organized youth camps and summer camps. At first politically close to the Conservative Party , Harland became more and more a supporter of the Labor Party due to the political challenges of this time . From 1969 to 1973 he was for the Labor Party Councilor ( Councilor ) in the Wortley Rural District Council.

He was then, also in the Diocese of Sheffield, pastor ( Vicar ) at St Cuthbert Church in Fir Vale with responsibility for the All Saints Church in Brightside (1972-1975) and finally pastor in Rotherham (1975-1979). At the same time he was Dean ( Rural Dean ) of Ecclesfield . He supported the work of the Sheffield Industrial Mission, visited local steel works and stood up for the interests of steel workers.

In 1979 he became archdeacon (head of a church district) of Doncaster (Archdeacon of Doncaster). From 1979 to 1982 he worked in his function as Archdeacon of Doncaster closely with the then suffragan Bishop of Doncaster, Stewart Cross (1928-1989). Harland was chairman ( chairman ) of the Youth Committee of the Diocese and organized, among others, a youth pilgrimage to the island of Iona . In 1984/1985 he worked as an arbitrator and mediator in a national miners' strike in South Yorkshire , which had a major impact on the coal industry in Yorkshire . Harland's time as pastor in South Yorkshire (1963–1985) was one of the most formative experiences of his life, politically and socially.

Act as a bishop

1985 Harland Stewart Cross, now Diocesan Bishop of was Blackburn , Suffragan Bishop of Lancaster appointed, with the title Bishop of Lancaster. During this time Harland also took over the representation of the already terminally ill Bishop Cross. In 1989, after the death of Stewart Cross, he was made Bishop of Carlisle . Harland retired in 2000. He was succeeded as Bishop of Carlisle by Graham Dow (2000-2009).

Ian Harland was a member of the evangelical wing of the Church of England. He advocated the ordination of women and installed women in church leadership positions. In the 1990s, he first appointed a woman director of the Diocesan Ordination Training Institute. Church youth work was one of his pastoral priorities. He also built up church contacts with parishes in Madras , northern Argentina and Zululand . In 1993, Harland did not bring a case of sexual abuse of children that had become known in his diocese to the criminal offense, but only decided to transfer the priest.

1996, Harland Chairman of the Commission of the General Synod of the Church of England, which the guide Youth a Part: Young People and the Church , firmly put the principles and guidelines for church youth work. Harland was instrumental in setting the agenda for The Decade of Evangelism , an initiative adopted by the Church in 1988 at the Lambeth Conference .

Harland also held numerous other ecclesiastical offices. In 1975 he became a member of the General Synod of the Church of England. In 1982 he presented a report on church youth work entitled Towards a Policy for Work With Young People . As a member of the House of Bishops , he was Vice-Chairman of the Church Commissioners Pastoral Committee. He was also a member of the Diocesan Commission .

After retiring in 2000, he moved to Gargrave , near Skipton , North Yorkshire. He became Honorary Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Bradford and the Diocese of Europe . He was active until his death in 2008 trustee ( Trustee ) of the Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust. He worked hard to establish the University of Cumbria .

Membership in the House of Lords

Harland was a member of the House of Lords as Spiritual Lord from 1996 until his retirement in 2000 . He gave his inaugural address on May 1, 1996. The Hansard documents Harland's contributions from 1996 to 1999; the end of his membership is set for May 31, 2000 in the Hansard.

In the House of Lords he spoke mainly on questions of agriculture and rural affairs, but also on fox hunting . He was an advocate of parforce hunts and in the House of Lords a member of the Middle Way Group, which supports fox hunts.

Private

In 1967 Harland married his wife Susan Hinman. The marriage had four children, a son and three daughters. In his bishop's residence, Rose Castle , Harland ran a small sheep farm .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d e The Right Reverend Ian Harland Obituary in: The Daily Telegraph, January 5, 2009
  2. ^ The Times , December 13, 1955; Page 10; Issue 53402; Court Circular- President of University Conservative Association
  3. ↑ a b c d e The Right Rev Ian Harland obituary in: The Guardian, January 30, 2009
  4. ^ Debrett's People of Today . 1992, London, Debrett's ISBN 1-870520-09-2
  5. ^ Official Appointments and Notices - Bishops appointed ; in: The Times January 30, 1985; Page 14; Edition 62049
  6. ↑ Ex-canon of Carlisle Cathedral Ronald John's jailed BBC News of November 19, 2012
  7. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
  8. ↑ Former city bishop dies at hospice  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Wakefield Express , last accessed December 28, 2008 (no longer available online)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk  
  9. ↑ In the Hansard, the beginning of Harland's membership is set for the following date: December 28, 1995.
  10. ^ The Police Service , text of the inaugural address in the House of Lords, May 1, 1996
  11. ↑ Obituary. In: The Times. January 20, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2009 .
predecessor Office successor
Dennis Page Bishop of Lancaster
1985–1989 		Jack Nicholls
David Halsey Bishop of Carlisle
1989-2000 		Graham Dow
personal data
SURNAME Harland, Ian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theologian and Bishop of Carlisle
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1932
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 2008