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John Finney

John Finney

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For the American surgeon, see John Miller Turpin Finney.

John Thornley Finney (born 1 May 1932) was the eighth Suffragan Bishop of Pontefract.[1]

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He was educated at Charterhouse and Hertford College, Oxford.[2] Ordained in 1958, he began his career with curacies in Headington and Aylesbury[3] and was then successively Rector of Tollerton, Vicar of St Margarets Aspley[4] Adviser in Evangelism to the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and then Officer for the Decade of Evangelism before ascending to the Episcopate[5] – a post he held from 1993 until 1998. An eminent author,[6] in retirement he continues to minister, as an honorary assistant bishop within the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.

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    Crockfords On line- accessed 2 December 2008
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    Who’s Who 2008 (London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
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    Crockford’s (Ibid)
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    Church details
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    Diocesan profile
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    Amongst others he wrote “Saints Alive!”, 1983; “Understanding Leadership”, 1989; “Recovering the Past: Celtic and Roman mission”, 1996; “Fading Splendour?”, 2000; and “Emerging Evangelism”, 2004 > British Library Web-site accessed 22 December 2008
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