Leslie Hunter (bishop)

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Leslie Stannard Hunter,

Episcopate.[4]

Hunter became the Bishop of Sheffield in 1939 and the chair of governors of the William Temple College. He was a great supporter of the Principal Edith Batten who steered the college towards addressing key issues of the day and how they effected Christian faith.[5] He established the Sheffield Industrial Mission in 1944.

Hunter was an eminent author,[6] he died on 15 July 1983.

Notes

  1. ^ The Times, Thursday, 29 March 1962; pg. 12; Issue 55352; col G Retirement of the Bishop of Sheffield
  2. ^ "Biographical details". Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  3. ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. ^ The Times, Saturday, 1 July 1939; pg. 14; Issue 48346; col C New Bishop of Sheffield
  5. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 26 October 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  6. ^ Review of "The Seed and the Fruit: Christian Morality in a Time of Transition"

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Church of England titles
Preceded by
Leonard Hedley Burrows
 Bishop of Sheffield
1939 – 1962 		Succeeded by
Francis John Taylor



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