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Timothy Dudley-Smith | |
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| Bishop of Thetford | |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| In office | 1981–1992 |
| Predecessor | Hugh Blackburne |
| Successor | Hugo de Waal |
| Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishopinSalisbury (1992–present) Archdeacon of Norwich (1973–1981) |
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| Ordination | 1950 (deacon); 1951 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1981 |
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| Born | (1926-12-26) 26 December 1926 (age 97)
Manchester, England
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| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Arthur and Phyllis Dudley-Smith |
| Spouse |
Arlette MacDonald
(m. 1959; died 2007) |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Bishop, hymnist |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Timothy Dudley-Smith OBE (born 26 December 1926) is a retired bishop of the Church of England and a noted hymnwriter. He has written around 400 hymns, including "Tell Out, my Soul".
Dudley-Smith was born on 26 December 1926 in Manchester, England, to Phyllis and Arthur Dudley-Smith. His father was a schoolteacher.[1] He was educated at Tonbridge School before studying maths and then theology at Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1] After graduating in 1947, he began his ordination training at Ridley Hall, Cambridge.[2] He was ordained deacon in 1950 and priest in 1951 by Christopher Chavasse, the Bishop of Rochester.[1]
After ordination, Dudley-Smith served as an honorary chaplain to Chavasse, as well as head of the Cambridge University Mission in Bermondsey, South London.[1] In 1955, he was appointed editorial secretary of the Evangelical Alliance and editor of the new Crusade magazine, created after Billy Graham's 1954 London mission.[2][1] Dudley-Smith also began serving with the Church Pastoral Aid Society, serving as assistant secretary from 1959, then as secretary until 1973.[1] He served as Archdeacon of Norwich from 1973 to 1981 and as Bishop of Thetford from 1981 to 1991.[1] He also served as president of the Evangelical Alliance from 1987 to 1992.[3] He was chairman of the governors of Monkton Combe School from 1992 to 1997.[4]
He married Arlette MacDonald in 1959. They were married for 48 years until her death in 2007; they had one son and two daughters.[1] His son, James, is also ordained in the Church of England, and currently serves as rector of St John's Church, Yeovil.[5]
Dudley-Smith has been part of what has been described as a British "hymn explosion" since World War II.[6]
Dudley-Smith is a member and honorary vice-president of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland; he has also been awarded fellowships from the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada and the Royal School of Church Music.[7] In 2003, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire "for services to hymnody".[7] In July 2009 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Durham University.[8]
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President of the Evangelical Alliance 1987–1992 |
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