Oliver Tomkins
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| Ordination | 1936 |
| Consecration | 1959 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1908 |
| Died | 29 October 1992 (aged 84) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Revd Leopold Tomkins |
| Occupation | Author |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Oliver Stratford Tomkins (9 June 1908 – 29 October 1992) was an
Anglican Bishop of Bristol
in the third quarter of the 20th century.
Early life and education
Born into an ecclesiastical family – his father was Leopold Charles Fellows Tomkins (a priest)[1] – Tomkins was educated at Trent College and Christ's College, Cambridge.
Ecclesiastical career
He was made a deacon on
Canon at Lincoln Cathedral
.
Tomkins was appointed to the
episcopate in 1959 as the Bishop of Bristol[5] and consecrated a bishop on 6 January 1959, by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey;[6] a post he held for 16 years until his retirement on 1 October 1975.[7]
Bibliography
Tomkins was also an eminent author. His works included:[8]
- The Universal Church in God's Design (1948)
- The Wholeness of the Church (1949)
- The Church in the Purpose of God (1950)
- Intercommunion (1951)
- Life of E. S. Woods, Bishop of Lichfield (1957)
- A Time for Unity (1964)
- Guarded by Faith (1971)
- Prayer for Unity (1987)
References
- ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Church web-site
- ^ The Times, Thursday, Aug 14, 1958; pg. 8; Issue 54229; col C Bishopric Of Bristol Dr. O. S. Tomkins Nominated
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 24 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- GMTSunday 6 December 2009)
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