Roy Williamson (Bishop)

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Robert Kerr "Roy" Williamson (born December 18, 1932 - September 17, 2019 ) was a British Anglican theologian . He was Bishop of Bradford from 1984 to 1991 and Bishop of Southwark from 1991 to 1998 in the Church of England .

Williamson comes from a mixed denominational marriage. His father was a Protestant ; he was a shipyard worker on the docks in Belfast . His mother was a Catholic . He grew up in the St Donard's neighborhood in East Belfast . He attended the Elmgrove Public Elementary School in Belfast. At the age of 23 he came to London and worked there for six years as a Christian missionary ( City Missionary ) for the evangelical London City Missionary. He went to the Kingston Polytechnic in London . In preparation for the priesthood he studied theology at Oak Hill Theological College in Southgate , London. In 1962 he was ordained a deacon ; In 1963 he was ordained a priest . He began his priestly career from 1962 to 1966 as vicar ( curate ) at the Crowborough Parish Church in Crowborough . In 1966 he became pastor ( Vicar ) at St. Paul's Church in the district of Hyson Green in Nottingham . From 1971 he was pastor at St Ann with Emmanuel Church, also in Nottingham. From 1978 to 1984 he was Archdeacon of Nottingham ( Archdeacon of Nottingham ). He was ordained a bishop in 1984 . In 1984, after the death of Geoffrey Paul in 1983, he became his successor and the 7th Bishop of Bradford in the Church of England. He held this church office until 1991. He was succeeded as Bishop of Bradford by David Smith . Williamson was then in 1991, succeeding Ronald Bowlby , Bishop of Southwark in the Church of England. He held this office until his retirement in January 1998. He was succeeded as Bishop of Southwark by Tom Butler .

Membership in the House of Lords

Williamson served as Ecclesiastical Lord of the House of Lords from April 1988 to October 1996 in his capacity as Bishop of Southwark .

A total of 57 contributions by Williamson from the years 1988 to 1996 are documented in Hansard . His first request to speak was on May 17, 1988. On July 8, 1996, he spoke for the last time during his tenure in the House of Lords in the debate on the Marriage Ceremony (Prescribed Words) Bill .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Who's Who 1992 . London. A&C Black. ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
  2. ^ Obituary for Roy Williamson. Retrieved October 2, 2019 .
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 . London: Oxford University Press 1976. ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ^ Debrett's People of Today , 1992, London Debrett's. ISBN 1-870520-09-2
  5. ^ Archdeacon to be Bishop of Bradford in: The Times, December 15, 1983; Page 14; Issue 61713; Column B
  6. ^ The Diocese of Southwark. A brief history of the Diocese ( Memento of January 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (with photo by Roy Williamson). Official website of the Diocese of Southwark. Retrieved January 11, 2014
  7. ^ Council House Sales: Receipts minutes of the meeting and contributions from May 17, 1988
  8. ^ Marriage Ceremony (Prescribed Words) Bill Text of July 8, 1996 speech
personal data
SURNAME Williamson, Roy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Williamson, Robert Kerr (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theologian; Bishop of Bradford and Bishop of Southwark
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Northern Ireland
DATE OF DEATH 17th September 2019