- Geoffrey Lewis Tiarks
The Rt Rev Geoffrey Lewis Tiarks was
Bishop of Maidstone in the latter part of the 20th century [Crockford's clerical directory 1975/76 Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0108153674] . He was also the Godfather ofPeter Phillips [ "Royal christening"The Times Friday, Dec 23, 1977; pg. 12; Issue 60194; col B ]
Born into anecclesiastical family [His father was "The Rev Lewis Hermann Tiarks", sometimeRector ofLerwick >"Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000” Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0567087468 ] on8 October 1909 he was educated atMarlborough College andSt John's College, Cambridge [“Who was Who 1897-1990” London,A & C Black , 1991 ISBN 071363457X] .Ordained atSouthwark Cathedral in 1932 after a Curacy at "St Peter’sWalworth " [ [http://www.southwark.anglican.org/parishes/292bw.htm Information about church] ] he was for many years a NavalChaplain [ [http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/0079t.htm Period as RN chaplain] ] . Following this he served the Church inRondebosch , was thenVicar ofLyme Regis and finally (before his elevation to theEpiscopate )Archdeacon of theIsle of Wight . He retired toDorset in 1976 [”Ancient and Modern-Recollections from the Countryside” Biles,T (Ed): Beaminster, Beaminster Area Team, 1986 ISBN 095119030X] and died on14 January 1987 .Notes
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