Alexander Hamilton (bishop)
Alexander Kenneth Hamilton (11 May 1915 – 22 December 2001)[1] was an eminent Anglican clergyman during the second half of the 20th century.[2]
Alexander Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Jarrow | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
| In office | 1965–1980 |
| Predecessor | Mervyn Armstrong |
| Successor | Michael Ball |
| Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop, Diocese of Bath and Wells (1988–2001) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1939 (deacon); 1940 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1965 by Donald Coggan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1915 |
| Died | 22 December 2001 (aged 86) Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Cuthbert Arthur Hamilton and Agnes Maud Hamilton[1] |
| Spouse | unmarried[1] |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Educated at Malvern[1] and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (he proceeded Cambridge Master of Arts {MA Cantab} in 1941), he trained for the ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge.[1] He was ordained a deacon by John Willis, assistant bishop, at Holy Apostles, Leicester, on 8 October 1939;[3] and a priest by Guy Smith, Bishop of Leicester, at St Margaret's, Leicester, on 22 September 1940.[4] His first post was as a Curate in Birstall, Leicestershire,[5] after which he was a Chaplain in the RNVR. When peace returned he was Vicar of St Francis, Ashton Gate.[6] Appointed Rural Dean of Central Newcastle in 1962, when Vicar of the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Grainger Street, he became Bishop of Jarrow, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Durham, three years later.[7] He was ordained (consecrated) a bishop by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York, on St Matthias' day (24 February) 1965.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Hamilton, Alexander Kenneth". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 29 December 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 4003. 13 October 1939. p. 317. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 December 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 4054. 4 October 1940. p. 647. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 December 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76. London: Oxford University Press, 1976. ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ . Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ Ecclesiastical News New Bishop of Jarrow The Times Wednesday, 13 January 1965; p. 12; Issue 56218; col G
- ^ "(picture caption)". Church Times. No. 5325. 5 March 1965. p. 16. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 December 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.