Michael Manktelow

Michael Richard John Manktelow (23 September 1927 – 24 July 2017)^[1] was an Anglican bishop. He was the suffragan Bishop of Basingstoke from 1977 to 1993^[2] and at the same time a Canon Residentiary of Winchester Cathedral.

Michael Manktelow
Bishop of Basingstoke
Diocese	Diocese of Winchester
In office	1977–1993
Predecessor	Colin James
Successor	Geoffrey Rowell
Other post(s)	honorary assistant bishop in Chichester and in Europe (1994–2017)
Orders
Ordination	1953 (deacon); 1954 (priest)
Consecration	30 March 1977
Personal details
Born	(1927-09-23)23 September 1927
Died	24 July 2017(2017-07-24) (aged 89)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Sir Richard & Helen, Lady Manktelow
Spouse	Rosamund Mann (m. 1966)
Children	three daughters
Profession	Writer (biographer)
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge

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Manktelow was educated at Whitgift School and Christ's College, Cambridge^[3] and was made deacon at Michaelmas 1953 (20 September)^[4] and ordained priest the Michaelmas following (19 September 1954) — both times by Maurice Harland, Bishop of Lincoln, at Lincoln Cathedral,^[5] before a curacy at Boston, Lincolnshire, after which he was Vicar of Knaresborough.^[6] Following this he was Vicar of St. Wilfrid's Church, Harrogate^[7] and then, his final appointment before his ordination to the episcopate, Rural Dean of the area. He was consecrated a bishop on 31 March 1977, by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey.^[8] In retirement he served as an honorary assistant bishop in the Dioceses of Chichester and in Europe.