Mark Green (bishop)

Mark Green (bishop)
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Mark Green MC (born 28 March 1917 died 2 August 2009) was the suffragan Bishop of Aston from 1972[1] to 1982. He was born into an ecclesiastical family[2] and educated at Rossall School and Lincoln College, Oxford. He studied for ordination at Ripon College Cuddesdon before a curacy at St Catherine’s Gloucester.[3] After World War Two service as a Chaplain to the Forces[4] he held incumbencies at Hull and Acaster Malbis. He was then Rural Dean of Ainsty[5] before elevation to the Episcopate. He retired in 1982.

References

  1. ^ D-Day chaplains are made bishops suffragan The Times Thursday, Mar 23, 1972; pg. 19; Issue 58434; col E
  2. ^ His father was the Rev E.W. Green OBE > Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 9780713672576
  3. ^ Church web-site
  4. ^ "Bishop and inspirational Army chaplain who drove a tank into battle to rescue wartime wounded" Daily Telegraph Issue no 47,966 (dated 24 September 2009) Obituaries p 31
  5. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 9780715110300
Church of England titles
Preceded by
David Brownfield Porter		 Bishop of Aston
1972 – 1982		 Succeeded by
Michael Humphrey Dickens Whinney
v · d · eBishops of Aston

Clement Parker • David Porter • Mark Green • Michael Whinney • Colin Buchanan • John Austin • Andrew Watson


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