Henry Richmond (bishop)

Francis Henry Arthur Richmond (6 January 1936 – 16 March 2017) was the third Bishop of Repton from 1985 to 1999; and from then on, in retirement, an honorary assistant bishop within the Diocese of Oxford.

The Right Reverend Henry Richmond MLitt MA(Dubl) BTh
Bishop of Repton
Diocese	Diocese of Derby
In office	1985 – 1999 (retired)
Predecessor	Stephen Verney
Successor	David Hawtin
Other post(s)	Honorary assistant chaplain at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (2006–2017) Honorary assistant bishop in Oxford (1999–2017)
Orders
Ordination	1963 (deacon); 1964 (priest)
Consecration	30 January 1986 by Robert Runcie
Personal details
Born	(1936-01-06)6 January 1936
Died	16 March 2017(2017-03-16) (aged 81)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Frank & Lena
Spouse	Caroline Berent (m. 1966)
Children	2 sons; 1 daughter
Profession	Academic
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin

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Richmond was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.^[1] Ordained in 1964, he began his career with a curacy at Woodlands, in Yorkshire.^[2] after which he was: a chaplain at Sheffield Cathedral; Vicar of St George's, Sheffield^[3] (during which time he was also a University Chaplain ^[4]); and finally, before his elevation to the episcopate,^[5] Warden of Lincoln Theological College. He was ordained and consecrated a bishop (thereby taking up his suffragan See) on 30 January 1986, by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Southwark Cathedral.^[6] After 14 years as the Derby Suffragan he retired to Oxford in 1999.

He died on 16 March 2017 at the age of 81.^[7]