Alec Graham

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Andrew Alexander Kenny Graham^[1] (7 August 1929 – 9 May 2021) was an English Anglican bishop.^[2]

Alec Graham
Bishop of Newcastle
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Newcastle
In office	1981–1997
Predecessor	Ronald Bowlby
Successor	Martin Wharton
Other post(s)	honorary assistant bishop in Carlisle (1997–2021) Bishop of Bedford 1977–1981
Orders
Ordination	1956
Consecration	1977
Personal details
Born	(1929-08-07)7 August 1929
Died	9 May 2021(2021-05-09) (aged 91) Butterwick, Cumbria, England
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	St John's College, Oxford

Graham was educated at Tonbridge School and St John's College, Oxford.^[3] After studies at Ely Theological College he was ordained in 1956.^[4] He was ordained in the Church of England: made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1955 (5 June) ^[5] and ordained a priest the Trinity following (27 May 1956), both times by George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, at Chichester Cathedral.^[6] His first post was as a curate at Hove from where he moved to be a lecturer at Worcester College, Oxford. After time as warden of Lincoln Theological College he was appointed the Bishop of Bedford in 1977.^[7] He was consecrated a bishop on 31 March 1977, by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey.^[8]

With his nomination on 21 May and confirmation on 29 June 1981, he was translated to Bishop of Newcastle^[9] where he stayed for sixteen years. In retirement he was an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Carlisle.

Graham died at his home in Butterwick, on 9 May 2021, at the age of 91.^[10]

References

1. Church of England – GS1554 (Accessed 8 November 2013)
2. Daily Telegraph Issue no 51,628 dated Thursday 13 May 2021 Obituary p27: "The Right Reverend Alexander Graham- Bishop of Newcastle and theological polymath gifted with doctrinal knowledge and pastoral skills"
3. Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
5. "Trinity Ordinations". Church Times. No. 4818. 10 June 1955. p. 9. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
6. "Ordinations at Trinity". Church Times. No. 4869. 8 June 1956. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
7. "Church news New bishops suffragan of Repton and Bedford", The Times, 2 February 1977
8. "picture caption". Church Times. No. 5956. 7 April 1977. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 May 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
9. The Times, Thursday, 2 April 1981; p. 16; Issue 60892; col D – Bishop appointed
10. "Newcastle Diocese | Bishop Andrew Alexander Kenny Graham, RIP". www.newcastle.anglican.org. Retrieved 11 May 2021.