William Llewellyn (bishop)

William Somers Llewellyn (16 August 1907 – 22 July 2001) was the inaugural bishop of Lynn from 1963[1] until 1972.[2]

For the politician, see William H. H. Llewellyn.

Educated at Eton and Balliol,[3] he was deaconed on Trinity Sunday 1935 (16 June)[4] and priest the next Trinity Sunday (7 June 1937) — both times by Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London at St Paul's Cathedral[5] — and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Chiswick.[6] From 1940 until 1946 he was a chaplain to the Forces and then vicar of Tetbury,[7] from when on he was to have a deep affinity with the area.[8] Additionally rural dean of the area from 1955, in 1961 he was appointed Archdeacon of Lynn and suffragan bishop a year later: he was consecrated a bishop by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 18 October 1963 at Westminster Abbey.[9] On retirement he continued to serve the church as an assistant bishop within the Diocese of Gloucester.

References
  1. The Times, Saturday, 19 October 1963; p. 10; Issue 55836; col C Ecclesiastical News New suffragan bishop consecrated
  2. The Times, Thursday, 21 December 1972; p. 4; Issue 58662; col E Resignation of the Bishop of Lynn
  3. Who's Who 1970 London, A & C Black, 1971 ISBN 0-7136-1140-5
  4. "Trinity ordinations". Church Times (#3778). 21 June 1935. p. 757. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. "Trinity ordinations". Church Times (#3829). 12 June 1936. p. 742. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  7. List of incumbents
  8. He wrote ”A short history of Tetbury Parish Church” (Tetbury, Tetbury PCC, 1959);and retired to the area after resigning as a bishop.
  9. "Four new bishops". Church Times (#5254). 25 October 1963. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
Church of England titles
New title Bishop of Lynn
1963–1972		 Succeeded by
Aubrey Aitken


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