Timothy Bavin

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Timothy John Bavin (born September 17, 1935 in Northwood , London ) is a British Anglican theologian . He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1974 to 1985 and Bishop of Portsmouth from 1985 to 1995 in the Church of England .

Bavin was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Sydney Durrance Bavin and his wife Marjorie Gwendoline Bavin, b. Dew, born. His father served in the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC). Bavin attended St George's School, Windsor Castle in Windsor near London and Brighton College (1949-1954).

He studied at Worcester College, Oxford University . There he graduated in 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts and in 1961 with a Master of Arts [Master of Arts Oxbridge and Dublin, MA (Oxon)] in "Literae Humaniores" (Greek and Roman history, Latin, Greek philosophy). He did his military service in his father's regiment. From 1958 to 1959 Bavin served as a lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps. In 1958 he became the command officer ( Commissioned Officer transported) and served as platoon leader ( platoon officer ) in Aden stationed.

In preparation for his priesthood, he attended Ripon Theological College in Cuddesdon , near Oxford . In 1961 he was ordained a deacon ; In 1962 he was ordained a priest . He began his priestly career from 1961 to 1964 as Assistant Priest at St Alban's Cathedral in Pretoria in South Africa . From 1964 to 1969 he was Chaplain ( Chaplain ) at St. Alban's College in Pretoria. In 1969 he returned to Great Britain. From 1969 to 1971 he was auxiliary Vicar ( Assistant Curate ) in Uckfield in the county of Sussex in charge of the church in Little Horsted . From 1971 to 1973 he was pastor ( vicar ) at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Brighton .

In 1973 Bavin went to South Africa again. From 1973 to 1974 he was Dean and Pastor ( Rector ) at the Cathedral of St. Mary the Virgin in Johannesburg and Archdeacon ( Archdeacon ) of the Diocese of Johannesburg. In 1974 he was ordained a bishop . He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1974 to 1985; he was succeeded in 1985 by Desmond Tutu . In 1985 he became Bishop of Portsmouth in the Church of England , succeeding Ronald Gordon . Bavin was a staunch opponent of women's ordination in the Church of England. After the General Synod of the Church of England approved the ordination of women in 1992, there was speculation that Bavin would either convert to Catholicism or not allow women to be priests in his diocese. In January 1995, however, Bavin stated that he had reconsidered his position: the ordination of women, as in the Church of England, could also give the Roman Catholic Church positive impulses.

Bavin was one of the few unmarried church leaders in the Church of England when he was Bishop of Portsmouth; this was repeatedly publicly emphasized by representatives of the lesbian and gay movement and militant pressure groups . In November 1994 Bavin was outed as gay by British human rights activist Peter Tatchell . In 1995 he retired. He was succeeded as Bishop of Portsmouth by Kenneth Stevenson .

After his resignation as bishop Bavin entered the Benedictine monastery of Alton Abbey in Beech , near Alton in the county of Hampshire , as a monk . Bavin stated that his decision to live in a monastery had nothing to do with his outing. He originally wanted to return to South Africa in his retirement, but then felt the vocation for a monastic life within himself. In September 1995 he joined the religious community as a postulant . He is now an oblate there . In 1996 he was appointed Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Winchester . Since 2012 he has been an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Portsmouth.

In 1987 Bavin became a member of the Anglican Oratory of the Good Shepherd . He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music . His hobbies include music , theater , gardening, and walking .

Membership in the House of Lords

Bavin was an official member of the House of Lords in his capacity as Bishop of Portsmouth from November 1989 until his retirement as Bishop of Portsmouth in 1995 as Spiritual Lord .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Right Rev'd Timothy Bavin (C. 1949-1954) Old Brightonians. Retrieved January 7, 2014
  2. ↑ a b c d e The Rt Revd Timothy John Bavin in: Crockford's Clerical Directory . 97th edition. London Church House Publishing (2001), 48.
  3. ^ Debrett's People of Today . London 1992. page 1621. ISBN 1-870520-09-2 .
  4. ^ History of Anglican Bishops in South Africa.Retrieved January 7, 2014
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g Bishop in `outing 'row retires to monastery in: The Independent, January 31, 1995. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ a b Archbishop Of York Urged To "Come Out" ( Memento of the original from March 4, 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 Peter Tatchell . Retrieved January 7, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.petertatchell.net
  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 of September 19, 1995. Edition 12953, page 1@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.thegazette.co.uk  
  8. ↑ Religious Community he belongs to The Community at Alton Abbey Official website of Alton Abbey (with photo by Timothy Bavin). Retrieved January 7, 2014
  9. ↑ In Hansard Bavins membership from 1 November 1989, dated 17 September 1,992th
personal data
SURNAME Bavin, Timothy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bavin, Timothy John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theologian; Bishop of Portsmouth
DATE OF BIRTH September 17, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Northwood , London, England, United Kingdom