Eric Knell

Eric Henry Knell (1 April 1903[1] – January 1987)[2] was the Bishop of Reading from 1954 until 1972.[3]

Knell was educated at Trinity College, Oxford and ordained in 1929.[4] Beginning his ministry with a curacy at St Barnabas, Southfields[5] he was successively: Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Lincoln; Priest in charge of the Trinity College, Oxford, Mission in Stratford; Vicar of Emmanuel, Forest Gate, then Christ Church, Reading;[6] and finally, before his appointment to the episcopate, Archdeacon of Berkshire.[7] In 1972 he retired to Lingfield, Surrey and continued to serve the Church as an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Oxford.

References
  1. Who was Who 1897-2007: London, A & C Black, 2008, ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2012-06-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. The Times, Thursday, Jan 13, 1972; pg. 14; Issue 58374; col C Resignation of the Bishop of Reading
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Church Web Site 1". rdgchristchurch.org.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2008-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Arthur Parham		 Bishop of Reading
1954–1972		 Succeeded by
Eric Wild


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