John Dennis (Bishop)

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John Dennis (born June 19, 1931 - April 13, 2020 ) was a British Anglican theologian . He was Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich in the Church of England from 1986 to 1992 .

Dennis attended the Rutlish School in Merton ; his father taught biology there . He studied at St Catharine's College of the University of Cambridge . In 1954 he earned a Bachelor of Arts and in 1959 a Master of Arts there . In preparation for his priesthood he studied theology at Ripon Theological College in Cuddesdon , near Oxford . He began his priestly career from 1956 to 1960 as vicar ( curate ) at St Bartholomew's Church in Armley , a borough in west Leeds , and from 1960 to 1962 in Kettering . In 1962 he became pastor ( Vicar ) of the Isle of Dogs ; In 1971 he moved to Mill Hill in the London Borough of Barnet , where he was pastor until 1979. From 1973 to 1979 he was Dean ( Area Dean ) of West Barnet. From 1977 to 1979 he Präbendar ( prebendary ) at St Paul's Cathedral in London . In 1979 he was ordained a bishop . From 1979 to 1986 he was as "Bishop of Knaresborough" Suffragan Bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield in the Church of England. In 1986 he became Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich in the Church of England , succeeding John Waine . At the end of September 1996 he retired. He was succeeded as Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich by Richard Lewis . After his retirement, he worked since 1992 as Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Winchester .

Dennis was married and the father of two sons. His younger son is British comedian Hugh Dennis .

Membership in the House of Lords

Dennis served as Ecclesiastical Lord of the House of Lords in his capacity as Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich from late October 1991 to late September 1996 until his retirement as Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich .

A total of 10 contributions by John Dennis from the years 1992 to 1996 are documented in Hansard . His first request to speak, documented in Hansard, came on November 25, 1992 in a debate about unemployment . On March 27, 1996, during his tenure in the House of Lords, he last spoke in a debate on social policy .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Deaths , Church Times, April 24, 2020, accessed April 24, 2020
  2. ↑ Who's Who 1992 . London. A & C Black 1991. ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
  3. ^ Debrett's People of Today . 1992. London, Debrett's. ISBN 1-870520-09-2
  4. ^ Synod hears amendment from Bishop of Knaresborough in: The Times ; Nov. 11, 1983, page 3; Edition 61687 column A
  5. ^ Bishop John Dennis The Parish of St. Matthew with St. Paul. Retrieved January 14, 2014
  6. ^ Unemployment: Text of the speech of November 25, 1992
  7. ↑ Tax, Benefits and the Family Text of the speech of March 27, 1996
predecessor Office successor
Ralph Emmerson Bishop of Knaresborough
1979–1986 		Malcolm Menin
John Waine Bishop of St. Edmundsbury & Ipswich
1986–1996 		Richard Lewis
personal data
SURNAME Dennis, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theologian; Bishop of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1931
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 2020