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George Christopher Pepys Cutts (29 June 1914 - 4 April 1974) was, from 1964 to 1974, the fifth Bishop of Buckingham in the Church of England.
Pepys was educated at Winchester College and Oriel College, Oxford[1] and studied for ordination at Ripon College Cuddesdon before a curacy at St John the Divine's Kennington.[2] After wartime service in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR} he was successively Rector of Hartfield, Sussex,[3] Vicar of St Mark's Portsea and, before his ordination to the episcopate, Rural Dean of Liverpool.[4] He died in post in 1974.
References
- ^ Who's Who 1970 London, A & C Black, 1971 ISBN 0713611405
- ^ Parish website
- ^ Details of incumbents
- ^ "Rural Dean Of Liverpool To Be A Bishop" (Official Appointments and Notices), The Times, 25 March 1964. p16
Church of England titles Preceded by
Gordon David SavageBishop of Buckingham
1964 – 1974Succeeded by
Simon Hedley BurrowsBishops of Buckingham Edward Shaw • Philip Eliot • Robert Hay • Gordon Savage • Christopher Pepys • Simon Burrows • Colin Bennetts • Mike Hill • Alan Wilson
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