Neville Vincent Gorton

Neville Gorton was the 4th bishop of the restored see of Coventry ["The Times", Friday, Nov 13, 1942; pg. 7; Issue 49392; col C Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Coventry] in the modern era. He was born on March 1 1888, the son of an Anglican Canon and educated at Marlborough College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he was an exhibitioner and Aubrey Moore student [“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X] . Gorton was a career school-master who after taking holy orders spent 20 years at Sedbergh School [ During which time he married Ethel Ingledew Daggett, with whom he had two sons and one daughter("Who was Who"-Ibid)] , rising to the rank of housemaster. He was then appointed head of Blundell's School [”Gorty:Neville Gorton’s years at Blundell’s 1934-42” Margetson, J Letheringham, Letheringham Books, 1998 ISBN 0953458008] where he was to remain until the call to face the challenges of a severely bombed diocese. A passionate advocate of Christian Unity ["The Anglican Church and Christian Unity" Gorton,N London, Longmans, 1948] , his vision was for a “People’s cathedral” [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,774756,00.html Article in Time Magazine] ] . Gorton himself was a curious mixture of conventional (he passionately opposed the re-marriage of divorced people in church) and lateral thinker- his wide experience with boys gave him a very realistic view of “sin”. A master of the short, pithy sermon he was a much admired churchman [”Neville Gorton:Bishop of Coventry- Reminiscences by some of his friends” Moyle, F.W (Ed) London, SPCK, 1957] . He died in office on 30 November 1955 [The Cathedral Church of St. Michael and the Church of the Holy Trinity, Coventry. Order of service for the burial of Neville Vincent Gorton ... Bishop of Coventry . Monday, December 5th, 1955, at 12 noon.] .

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