Cuthbert Bardsley

Cuthbert Killick Norman Bardsley CBE was the Anglican Bishop of Coventry from 1956 to 1976.

Early life

He was born on 28 March 1907, the younger son of a Church of England Canon.^[1] He was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford. He died in 1991.

Ministry

Created Deacon in 1932, he began his career in the East End^[2] and was created Provost of Southwark Cathedral in 1944.^[3] He became Suffragan bishop of Croydon in 1947, transferring to the more senior See of Coventry in 1956,^[4] a post he was to hold for 20 years.

Honours

Bardsley was appointed CBE in 1952, an honorary DD of Oxford University in 1957, a ChStJ and an honorary DLitt of Warwick University in 1976.

Bibliography

• 1952: Bishop's Move C.K.N. Bardsley
• 1953: An address given by The Rt. Rev. C.K.N. Bardsley, M.A., Suffragan Bishop of Croydon, at the annual general meeting of the Church of England Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Institutes at Church House, Westminster SW1 on July 8, 1953.Lambeth Palace Details
• 1962: Sundry Times, Sundry Places C.K.N. Bardsley
• 1967: Him We Declare C.K.N. Bardsley
• 1970: I Believe in Mission C.K.N. Bardsley
• 1989: Cuthbert Bardsley by Lord Coggan, 1989

References

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1. ^ Who's Who,1971 A & C Black ISBN 0713611405 p. 693
2. ^ Firstly as a Curate at Barking, then as Rector of Woolwich Crockfords Clerical Directory (Lambeth Palace, Church House,1982) ISBN 0192000101
3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
4. ^ The Times, Thursday, 9 February 1956; p. 8; Issue 53450; col C Appointed Bishop of Coventry

• Bardsley, Cuthbert Killick Norman (1907–1991), bishop of Coventry by Simon Barrington-Ward in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004)

Church of England titles
Preceded by Frederick Dudley Vaughan Narborough	Provost of Southwick 1944 – 1947	Succeeded by Hugh Edward Ashdown
Preceded by Maurice Harland	Bishop of Croydon 1947 – 1956	Succeeded by John Taylor Hughes
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Bishop to the Forces 1948–1956	Succeeded by Stanley Woodley Betts
Preceded by Neville Vincent Gorton	Bishop of Coventry 1956 – 1976	Succeeded by John Gibbs

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Name	Bardsley, Cuthbert Killick Norman
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Date of birth	1907
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Date of death	1991
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