Frederick Darwent

Frederick Charles Darwent (20 April 1927 – 15 January 2020) was bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, from 1976 to 1991.^[1][2]

The Right Reverend Frederick Darwent
Bishop Emeritus of Aberdeen and Orkney
Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Aberdeen and Orkney
Elected	1976
In office	1976-1991
Predecessor	Ian Begg
Successor	Bruce Cameron
Orders
Ordination	1963
Consecration	1976 by Francis Moncreiff
Personal details
Born	(1927-04-20)20 April 1927 Liverpool, England
Died	15 January 2020(2020-01-15) (aged 92)
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican

Biography

Born in Liverpool, Darwent was educated at Ormskirk Grammar School. After military service in the Far East with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers he was ordained Deacon in 1961; and Priest in 1963.^[3] He was a Curate in Wigan then held incumbencies in Strichen, New Pitsligo and Fraserburgh. He was made a Canon of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen in 1971; and was Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1973 to 1978. He was also a JP in Aberdeen from 1989 to 1996. He died in January 2020 at the age of 92.^[4]