Richard Frith

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Richard Michael Cockayne Frith (born April 8, 1949 in Huntingdon , Cambridgeshire ) is a British Anglican theologian . He has been Bishop of Hereford in the Church of England since 2014 .

Life

Frith was born into a family of churchmen. His father was Canon Roger Cokayne Frith, who was temporarily pastor ( vicar ) of Feltwell . He attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire . He studied at Fitzwilliam College of Cambridge University , first story , but then switched to theology . In 1972 he graduated from there with a degree in theology. In preparation for the priesthood he attended St John's Theological College in Nottingham .

In 1974 he was ordained a deacon ; In 1975 he was ordained a priest . He began his priestly career from 1974 to 1978 as assistant vicar ( assistant curate ) in Mortlake with responsibility for the parish in East Sheen in Southwark . From 1978 to 1983 he was pastor ( Team Vicar ) in Thamesmead and then from 1983 to 1992 Pastor ( Team Rector ) in Keynsham , in the Diocese of Bath and Wells . From 1991 to 1998 he was Präbendar ( prebendary ) at the Wells Cathedral . In 1992 he became archdeacon ( archdeacon ; head of a church district) of Taunton ; he held this office until he was promoted to bishop.

In 1998 he was appointed suffragan bishop in the Diocese of York in the Church of England as "Bishop of Hull" . He officially took office in January 1999.

In July 2014, his appointment as Bishop of Hereford was announced. He succeeded Anthony Priddis , who had retired in September 2013. His inauguration and enthronement as "Bishop of Hereford" took place on November 22, 2014 at Hereford Cathedral .

Frith is since 2004 a trustee ( Trustee ) of the charity The Mission to Seafarers .

Family and private

Frith has been married to his wife Kay for the second time since April 2006. His first marriage was divorced in 1999. He is the father of a total of four children. He has two sons and two daughters of his own and four stepchildren.

His hobbies include sports (as a spectator), especially cricket , and theater .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Richard Frith Biographies and Education at Cricket Archive.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory . Lambeth, Church House, 1976. ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  3. ↑ a b c d e f 105th Bishop of Hereford - Right Reverend Richard Frith Biography. Retrieved December 23, 2014
  4. ↑ a b New Bishop named for Diocese of Hereford ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Official website of the Diocese of Hereford. Retrieved December 23, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / hereford.anglican.org
  5. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory . 2008/2009. Lambeth, Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
  6. ↑ a b c d THE RIGHT REVEREND RICHARD FRITH  ( 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. Vita. Official website of the charity The Mission to Seafarers . Retrieved December 23, 2014.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.missiontoseafarers.org  
  7. ↑ a b c The Right Reverend Richard Michael Cokayne Frith is approved for election as Bishop of Hereford. Press release of the Diocese of Hereford. Gov.uk. Retrieved December 23, 2014
  8. ↑ Enthronement of Right Reverend Richard Frith as 105th Bishop of Hereford ( Memento of the original dated December 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Official website of Hereford Cathedral. Retrieved December 23, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.herefordcathedral.org
predecessor Office successor
James Stuart Jones Bishop of Hull
1998-2014 		Alison White
Anthony Priddis Bishop of Hereford
since 2014 		-
personal data
SURNAME Frith, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Frith, Richard Michael Cockayne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theologian; Bishop of Hereford
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Huntingdon , Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom