Simon Barrington-Ward

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Simon Barrington-Ward KCMG (born May 27, 1930 in London , † April 11, 2020 ) was a British Anglican theologian and university professor . He was Bishop of Coventry in the Church of England from 1985 to 1997 .

Life

Barrington-Ward was born in 1930 as the son of the British journalist and newspaper publisher Robert Barrington-Ward (1891-1948) and his wife Margaret Adele Barrington-Ward († 1975). His father was the editor of The Times from 1941 to 1948 . He attended Eton College and studied theology at Magdalene College of Cambridge University . There he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin) . In 1949 he became a lieutenant in the Air Force ( pilot officer ) in the Royal Air Force . After his military service, until his ordination , he worked as a lecturer and lecturer at various theological colleges as a university teacher. From 1953 to 1954 he was a lecturer at the Free University of Berlin . From 1954 to 1956 he taught at Westcott House Anglican Theological College, Cambridge . In 1956 he was dean there . In 1956 he was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Ely . From 1956 to 1960 he was a chaplain at Magdalene College, Cambridge University. From 1960 to 1963 he was a lecturer and university lecturer at Ibadan University in Nigeria . From 1963 to 1969 he was a Fellow and Dean at Magdalene College, Cambridge University. From 1969 to 1974 he was the principal ( principal ) of the Selly Oak Colleges , an association of theological educational institutions, in Crowther Hall, Birmingham, in the county of Warwickshire . From 1975 to 1985 he was Honorarkanoniker ( Honorary Canon , Canon) at the Derby Cathedral . From 1983 to 1985 he was court chaplain to the queen .

In 1985 he was ordained a bishop . From 1985 to 1997 he was the 7th Bishop of Coventry , succeeding John Gibbs . In 1997 he retired. He was succeeded as Bishop of Coventry by Colin Bennetts . In his retirement he worked from 1997 as Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Ely ( Honorary Assistant Bishop of Ely ). Barrington-Ward was Bishop Emeritus Chaplain to the University of Cambridge and Honorary Assistant Chaplain to Magdalene College. From 1987 he was an Honorary Fellow of Magdalene College. He was also chaplain of Ridley Hall College , Cambridge .

Barrington-Ward is the author of several theological books: Love Will Out (1988), Why God? (1993), The Jesus Prayer (1996) and Praying the Jesus Prayer Together (2001).

In 1963 he married his wife Dr. Jean Caverhill Taylor, the daughter of Dr. Hugh William Young Taylor. The marriage resulted in two daughters. He lived in Cambridge.

Barrington-Ward died of COVID-19 in 2020 .

Membership in the House of Lords

Barrington-Ward served as Ecclesiastical Lord of the House of Lords in his capacity as Bishop of Coventry from July 1991 until his retirement as Bishop of Coventry in early October 1997 .

A total of 11 contributions by Barrington-Ward from 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996 are documented in the Hansard . He spoke for the first time on June 24, 1992 in the context of a debate on the responsibility of parents and the Church in raising children . He introduced his speech with the opening sentence of Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina . On December 3, 1996, shortly before the end of his term of office, he last spoke out in a debate on discrimination on racial or religious grounds within the European Union .

Honors

Barrington-Ward has received several honorary doctorates . In 1983 he received an honorary doctorate as Honorary Doctor of Divinity (DD). from Wycliffe College, University of Toronto , Ontario , Canada . In 1988 he received an honorary doctorate as Honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) From the University of Warwick . Barrington-Ward was named Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George on the annual New Year's Honors list in 2001; earlier, he was already there Prelate ( Prelate been).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f BARRINGTON-WARD, Rt Rev Simon in: The International Who's Who 2004 . Page 1115. Europa Publications Limited 2003. ISBN 1-85743-217-7 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Rt. Rev. Sir Simon Barrington-Ward on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ https://www.coventry.anglican.org/news/bishop-simon-barrington-ward-dies.php
  4. ↑ Who's Who . London. A&C Black. 1991. ISBN 0-7136-3514-2 .
  5. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory . London. Church House Publishing. 1995. ISBN 0-7151-8088-6 .
  6. ^ Debrett's People of Today . 1992. London. Debrett's. Page 1621. ISBN 1-870520-09-2 .
  7. ^ Honorary Fellows . Cambridge Reporter, October 5, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2014
  8. ^ The Right Reverend Simon Barrington-Ward, well-liked Bishop of Coventry-obituary. telegraph.co.uk, May 19, 2020
  9. ↑ Parents' Responsibilities Wording of the speech of June 24, 1992
  10. ^ EU: Racial and Religious Discrimination Wording of the speech of September 24, 2002
predecessor Office successor
John Gibbs Bishop of Coventry
1985–1997 		Colin Bennetts
personal data
SURNAME Barrington-Ward, Simon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theologian and university professor; Bishop of Coventry
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England, UK
DATE OF DEATH April 11, 2020