Douglas Sargent

Douglas Noel Sargent (1907–1979^[2]) was the third Bishop of Selby.

Douglas Noel Sargent
Bishop of Selby
Douglas Sargent in 1962
Church	Church of England
Diocese	York
Installed	1962
Term ended	1971
Predecessor	Carey Knyvett
Successor	Morris Maddocks
Personal details
Born	1907 (1907) Near London, England
Died	1979 (aged 71–72) York, North Yorkshire, England[1]
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Imogene Ward
Alma mater	Watford Grammar School for Boys King's College, Cambridge London College of Divinity Union Theological Seminary, New York

Biography

Sargent was born near London,^[1] and educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys, King's College, Cambridge^[3] and the London College of Divinity; and ordained in 1932. His first post was as Curate at Willian, Hertfordshire.^[4] Subsequently, he embarked on a long spell as a missionary^[5] in Sichuan Province^[6] at West China Union University,^[7] where he worked as a lecturer. During his stay in Sichuan, he became chaplain to Bishop C. T. Song and assistant secretary for the Church Missionary Society.^[1] In 1942 he married Imogene Ward, the daughter of American Methodist missionaries. From 1947 to 1948 he studied at Union Theological Seminary, New York.^[1] From 1961 until 1962 he was principal of the Church Missionary Society^[8] when he was elevated to the episcopate,^[9] a post he held until his retirement to York. He was ordained into bishop's orders on St James's Day 1962 (25 July), by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York, at York Minster.^[10]

See also

• Anglicanism in Sichuan