Bill Westwood
Anglican clergyman
William John Westwood (28 December 1925 – 15 September 1999) was the 36th Anglican Bishop of Peterborough . [1]
Life
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Born at Saul, Gloucestershire , Westwood was educated at Grove Park Grammar School , Wrexham and Emmanuel College, Cambridge . [2]
After ordination as a deacon in 1952, Westwood was appointed curate of Holy Trinity Church , Kingston upon Hull . He was ordained priest in 1953. After serving his title in Hull, Westwood was then Rector of St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft (1957-65), Vicar of St Peter Mancroft , Norwich (1965–75) and an honorary canon of Norwich Cathedral . He became the Bishop suffragan of Edmonton in the Diocese of London [3] from his consecration on 24 June 1975 by Donald Coggan , Archbishop of Canterbury , at St Paul's Cathedral . [4] From the creation of the London area scheme in 1979, he was the first area bishop , [5] remained in that see until his translation to Peterborough in late 1984. He was enthroned at Peterborough Cathedral on 12 January 1985, [6] but had become Bishop of Peterborough before that point, [7] with the confirmation of his canonical election to that see near the end of 1984. He retired as Bishop of Peterborough in December 1995. [8]
He was the chairman of the Church of England 's Committee for Communications, President of the Church Housing Association, a member of the Board of Governors of Nene College and an honorary fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge from 1989 until his death.
Westwood was a regular contributor to Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4 's Today programme. He was a member of the Press Council (1975–81), the IBA Panel of Religious Advisers (1983–7), the Video Consultative Council (1985–9) and the Broadcasting Standards Council (1988–92).
Following his death a memorial slab was erected in the south aisle of Peterborough Cathedral to his memory.
Family
Westwood's son is the British radio hip-hop DJ Tim Westwood . [9]
References
- ↑ "No. 54456" . The London Gazette . 4 July 1996. p. 9013.
- ↑ 'WESTWOOD, Rt Rev. William John', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
- ↑ "No. 46592" . The London Gazette . 6 June 1975. p. 7289.
- ↑ "New suffragans consecrated" . Church Times . No. 5863. 27 June 1975. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 9 March 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ↑ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF) . Church of England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012 . Retrieved 23 April 2013 .
- ↑ "New bishop tells diocese 'be open' " . Church Times . No. 6362. 18 January 1985. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 9 March 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ↑ "Advert: a video for Christmas!" . Church Times . No. 6357. 14 December 1984. p. 19. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 9 March 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ↑ "Signs of a resilient Church" . Church Times . No. 6930. 8 December 1995. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 9 March 2016 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ↑ "Obituary: The Right Rev William Westwood" . The Independent . 17 September 1999.
External links
- Obituary from The Independent
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