Richard Hawkins (bishop)
Richard Stephen Hawkins (born 2 April 1939) is a bishop in the Church of England and currently a chapter canon of Exeter Cathedral.
Richard Hawkins | |
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Bishop of Crediton | |
Diocese | Diocese of Exeter |
In office | 1996–2004 |
Predecessor | Peter Coleman |
Successor | Bob Evens |
Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Exeter (2005–present) Bishop of Plymouth (1988–1996) Archdeacon of Totnes (1981–1988) |
Orders | |
Ordination | c. 1963 (deacon); c. 1964 (priest) |
Consecration | 1988 |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 April 1939 |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | John Hawkins, Elsie Briggs |
Spouse | Valerie Herneman (m. 1966) |
Children | 2 sons (1 d.); 2 daughters (1 d.) |
Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
Hawkins was educated at Exeter College, Oxford,[1] and trained for ordination at St Stephen's House, Oxford. In his early ministry he was a team vicar in rural Devon and the city of Exeter. He was then Archdeacon of Totnes before being ordained to the episcopate as the suffragan Bishop of Plymouth in the Diocese of Exeter. He was later translated to Crediton in the same diocese.
Hawkins' father, John Hawkins, was the Archdeacon of Totnes.[2]
References
- Who's Who 2008, London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- "Hawkins, Rt Rev. Richard Stephen", Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 30 June 2012
Church of England titles | ||
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Preceded by John Lucas |
Archdeacon of Totnes 1981–1988 |
Succeeded by Tony Tremlett |
Preceded by Kenneth Newing |
Bishop of Plymouth 1988–1996 |
Succeeded by John Garton |
Preceded by Peter Coleman |
Bishop of Crediton 1996–2004 |
Succeeded by Bob Evens |
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