Eric Devenport

Eric Nash Devenport (3 May 1926^[1] – 10 November 2012^[2]) was Bishop of Dunwich from 1980 to 1992.

The Rt Revd Eric Devenport
Bishop of Dunwich
Diocese	Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
In office	1980–1992 (retired)
Predecessor	William Johnston
Successor	Jonathan Bailey
Other post(s)	Honorary assistant bishop in Norwich (since 2000) Archdeacon of Italy (1992–1997), honorary assistant bishop in Europe
Orders
Ordination	c. 1951 (deacon); c. 1952 (priest)
Consecration	30 September 1980
Personal details
Born	(1926-05-03)3 May 1926
Died	10 November 2012(2012-11-10) (aged 86)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Joseph and Emma
Spouse	Jean Richardson (m. 1954)
Children	2 daughters
Alma mater	Open University

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Devenport was born in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. He attended the Lichfield Cathedral choir school until the family moved to Durham. His training at Kelham Hall theological college was interrupted by National Service in the Royal Navy. He was also educated at the Open University. After ordination he held curacies at St Mark's Church, Leicester^[3] and St Matthew, Barrow-in-Furness.^[4] Following this he was Succentor at Leicester Cathedral, then Vicar of Shepshed and finally (before his ordination to the episcopate) Leader of Mission for the Diocese of Leicester.^[5] He resigned in 1992 and became Archdeacon of Italy and Malta and Chaplain of St Mark's, Florence, a post he held for five years.

In retirement he was an assistant bishop in the Norwich Diocese until his death in 2012.