Hewlett_Thompson

Hewlett Thompson

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Geoffrey Hewlett Thompson (called Hewlett; born 14 August 1929) is a retired Anglican bishop. He is a former Bishop of Exeter in the Church of England.

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Thompson was educated at Aldenham School[1] and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. After National Service in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, he studied for ordination at Cuddesdon College. He was made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1954 (13 June)[2] and ordained a priest the next Trinity Sunday (5 June 1955) — both times by Spencer Leeson, Bishop of Peterborough, at Peterborough Cathedral.[3] He began his ordained ministry with a curacy at St Matthew's Northampton[4] after which he was first vicar of St Augustine, Wisbech[5] and subsequently of St Saviour's Folkestone. He was consecrated to the episcopate by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey[6] on 24 January 1974.[7] At first simply suffragan Bishop of Willesden in 1974, he became area bishop upon the foundation of the London area scheme in 1979[8] and six years later he was translated to diocesan Bishop of Exeter.[9] In retirement he continues to serve the church as an honorary assistant bishop within the Diocese of Carlisle.


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  2. "Ordinations on Trinity Sunday". Church Times. No. 4767. 18 June 1954. p. 477. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 October 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
  3. "Trinity Ordinations". Church Times. No. 4820. 24 June 1954. p. 17. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 9 October 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
  5. "Three bishops in two hours". Church Times. No. 5790. 1 February 1974. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
  6. "Dual role for new Bishop of Ramsbury". Church Times. No. 5786. 4 January 1974. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 May 2019 via UK Press Online archives.
  7. "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  8. The Times, 12 March 1985; pg. 14; Issue 62085; col D, New bishop named




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