Stuart Yarworth Blanch
Stuart Yarworth Blanch, Baron Blanch PC (born February 2, 1918 in Blakeney , Gloucestershire , † June 3, 1994 in Banbury ) was Bishop of Liverpool and Archbishop of York .
Life
Blanch attended Alleyn's School in Dulwich. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Air Force as a navigator. His service also took him to India, where he attended the Dohnavur Fellowship and met the famous missionary Amy Carmichael. After being demobilized , Blanch went to Oxford and was ordained in 1949. He served as vicar for five years, then as deputy director of Wycliffe Hall in Oxford and as warden of Rochester Theological College . In 1966 he was appointed Bishop of Liverpool and in 1975 moved the bishopric to York. From 1972 Blanch was a spiritual lord member of the House of Lords . On September 5, 1983, he was named Life Peer as Baron Blanch , of Bishopthorpe in the County of North Yorkshire, and was able to remain in the House of Lords until his death.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Clifford Martin |
Bishop of Liverpool 1966–1975 |
David Sheppard |
| Frederick Donald Coggan |
Archbishop of York 1975–1983 |
John Stapylton Habgood |
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| SURNAME | Blanch, Stuart Yarworth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blanch, Stuart Yarworth Blanch Baron (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British clergyman, Archbishop of York |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Blakeney , Gloucestershire |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 3, 1994 |
| Place of death | Banbury |