John Richards (bishop of Ebbsfleet)
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| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Education | Reading School |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Ely Theological College |
John Richards (4 October 1933 – 9 November 2003) was a British
Anglican bishop. He was the first Bishop of Ebbsfleet
from 1994 to 1998.
Early life and education
Richards was born on 4 October 1933. He was educated a two all-boys
theological college, between 1957 and 1959.[3]
Ordained ministry
Richards was
Holsworthy.[5] From 1974 until 1981, he was the Rector of Heavitree. He served as Archdeacon of Exeter from 1981 to 1994.[3]
Richards was consecrated bishop on 29 April 1994 at St Paul's Cathedral, by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury.[6] From 1994 to 1998, he served as the first Bishop of Ebbsfleet.[7] Ebbsfleet is a provincial episcopal visitor in the Province of Canterbury for those who feel unable to accept the ordination of women. Richards himself was a classical Anglican, rather than a traditional Anglo-Catholic or a conservative evangelical.[1]
He died on 9 November 2003.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "The Right Rev John Richards: Flying bishop who gave valuable pastoral care during the Church's crisis over the ordination of women". The Times. 14 November 2003. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
Richards's personal tradition was that of classical Anglicanism and the best of the Tractarians. The Book of Common Prayer meant a great deal to him. Yet he very quickly became at home with the variety of worship he found in the parishes in his care. Many drew heavily on the Roman liturgy. A parish's style and needs in inner-city Birmingham, say, were not likely to be the same as those in rural Cornwall. A few of the parishes which looked to him came from the conservative Evangelical tradition. They were cared for equally.
- ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ a b c "John Richards". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Genuki
- ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 3 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "The Bishops of Ebbsfleet". See of Ebbsfleet. 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Thurmer, John (6 December 2003). "The Right Rev John Richards - Bishop of Ebbsfleet and the first of the 'flying bishops'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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