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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Armstrong CB OBE (4 October 1905 – 30 December 1992) was an Anglican bishop. He was the fourth Bishop of Bermuda.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
He was educated at Durham School, then an all-boys Private schoolinDurham, County Durham, England.[2] He trained for ordination at St Francis College, a theological collegeinNundah, Queensland, and completed a Licentiate in Theology (ThL) at the Australian College of Theology.[3]
Ordained ministry[edit]
Armstrong was ordained as a deacon in 1932 (in the Diocese of Goulburn, Australia)[4] and as a priest in 1933.[3] He was a naval chaplain in the Royal Navy for 28 years.[5] He eventually rose to be Chaplain of the Fleet, serving from 1960 to 1963.[6] He retired from the Royal Navy on 15 March 1963.[7]
In 1963, Armstrong was appointed to the episcopate;[8] he was the first Chaplain of the Fleet to proceed directly to the episcopate after leaving office.[5] On 25 March 1963, he was consecrated a bishop by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, during a service at Westminster Abbey.[5][9]
References[edit]
^ a b
"John Armstrong". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
^ "Bishop Armstrong dies". Church Times. No. 6778. 8 January 1993. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ a b c "Bishop Of Bermuda's Consecration". The Times. No. 55646. 11 March 1963. p. 6.
^ The Times, Monday, 15 February 1960; p. 19; Issue 54695; col C Appointments In The Forces: Royal Navy
^ "No. 42972". The London Gazette. 19 April 1963. p. 3378.
^ Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Bermuda The Times Friday, 11 January 1963; p. 12; Issue 55596; col D
^ "Bishop of Bermuda is Consecrated". Church Times. No. 5224. 29 March 1963. p. 19. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
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