Peter Mumford

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Peter Mumford (born October 14, 1922 , † 1992 ) was a British Anglican theologian . He was Bishop of Hertford (1974–1981) and Bishop of Truro (1981–1989) in the Church of England .

life and career

Peter Mumford was born to Peter Walter Mumford. He attended Sherborne School and studied at the University College of Oxford University . There he graduated with a Magister Artium . During World War II , he served with the rank of colonel in the Royal Artillery . In preparation for his priesthood, he attended Ripon Theological College in Cuddesdon , near Oxford . At the beginning of a priestly career, shortly after the Second World War, there was a position as vicar ( curate ) at St Mark's Church (also: Church of St. Mark) in Salisbury . From 1957 to 1963 he was pastor ( vicar ) in Leagrave , a suburb of Luton , in the county of Bedfordshire . He was then from 1963 to 1969 pastor ( vicar ) at St Andrew's Church in Bedford . From 1969 to 1973 he worked as a pastor ( rector ) in Crawley . From 1972 to 1973 he was finally Archdeacon of St Albans and Prebendary at Chichester Cathedral .

In 1974 he was ordained a bishop . He was from 1974 to 1981 as "Bishop of Hertford" Suffragan Bishop in the Church of England. From 1981 to 1989 he was, as the successor to Graham Leonard (1921-2010), Bishop of Truro. In 1989 he retired. Until the new bishop took office, the diocese was provisionally led by Right Reverend Michael Fisher (1918–2003), the suffragan bishop of St Germans in Cornwall . His successor was Michael Ball (* 1932) at the end of January 1990 .

During his tenure as Bishop of Truro, he received Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on the occasion of a so-called "County Show" in the 1980s .

Mumford wrote an autobiography , which is also called "reflections", i. H. Christian meditations, included, entitled Quick-eyed Love Observing (1985); the title is an allusion to a poem by George Herbert .

In 1950 he married Lilian Jane Glover, the daughter of Captain George Henry Glover. Her father was a brewer . The marriage resulted in three children, two sons and a daughter. His wife survived him.

In Cornwall, in his honor, the hybrid of a magnolia was given the name "Bishop Peter".

Membership in the House of Lords

Mumford was an official member of the House of Lords as Spiritual Lord from 1985 until his retirement as Bishop of Truro in 1989 . In the 1980s, during the reign of Margaret Thatcher , he spoke a total of four times in the House of Lords, a. a. in a debate on drunkenness and alcohol abuse .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Order of service for commemoration of the life of Bishop Peter Mumford (1922-1992) ( Memento of September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Wiltshire and Swindon Archive Catalog. Memorial service for Peter Mumford
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Dod's Parliamentary Companion . Issue 169. 1988. Page 296 (excerpts available from Google Books )
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 . London: Oxford University Press, 1976. ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ↑ Who was Who 1897-2007 . A&C Black. London 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  5. ^ Bishop of Truro appointed ; in: The Times of September 2, 1981. Issue 61023, page 12, column C.
  6. ^ The Right Reverend Michael Fisher obituary in: The Daily Telegraph, December 9, 2003.
  7. ↑ Crown Office  ( 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 London Gazette . Issue 52034 from January 31, 1990, page 1 '@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.thegazette.co.uk  
  8. ^ HRH the Queen Mother with Peter Mumford the Bishop of Truro (photography). John Lyne Photography. Retrieved January 5, 2014
  9. ↑ Magical moorland church is real lift to the spirits  ( 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. This is Cornwall on April 29, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2014@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.thisiscornwall.co.uk  
  10. ↑ Caerhays Bred and Raised Hybrids Caerhays Estate. Retrieved January 5, 2014
predecessor Office successor
Victor Whitsey Bishop of Hertford
1974–1981 		Ken Pillar
Graham Leonard Bishop of Truto
1981–1989 		Michael Ball
personal data
SURNAME Mumford, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theologian; Bishop of Truro
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1922
DATE OF DEATH 1992