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Simon Burrows

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Simon Hedley Burrows (8 November 1928 – 5 August 2015) was the Bishop of Buckingham from 1974 to 1994 and the first area bishop under the diocesan area scheme of 1984.[1]

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Early life

Burrows was born on 8 November 1928. He was the grandson of Leonard Burrows (Bishop of Sheffield) and Neville Lovett (Bishop of Salisbury)[2] and son of Hedley Burrows (Dean of Hereford).[3] He was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge.

Ordained ministry

He was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1954 (26 September), by Cyril Easthaugh, Bishop of Kensington,[4] and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (25 September 1955), by William Wand, Bishop of London — both times at St Paul's Cathedral.[5] He served his curacy at St John's Wood, after which he was Chaplain of Jesus College, Cambridge.[6] Following this he was Vicar of Wyken and then (his final appointment before his ordination to the episcopate)[7] of Holy Trinity Fareham.[8] He was consecrated a bishop on 18 October 1974 by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[9]

In retirement he continued to serve as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Winchester for some time.

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Death

He died on 5 August 2015 due to illness.[10]

References

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