Richard Godfrey Parsons

Richard Godfrey Parsons was an Anglican Bishop who served in three Dioceses during the first half of the twentieth century. A renowned liberal scholar [The Times, Tuesday, Dec 28, 1948; pg. 7; Issue 51264; col E Bishop Of Hereford A Liberal Scholar] ,he was born into a Lancashire family [ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X] on 12 November 1882 and educated at Durham School and Magdalen College, Oxford. Ordained priest in 1907 he was a curate at Hampstead before four years as Chaplain at University College, Oxford [Many years later he was appointed a Fellow of the College] . Principal of Wells Theological College from 1911-16 he was then appointed a chaplain to the forces before two Lancashire incumbencies. Ideally suited to pastoral work he became Bishop of Middleton, a Suffragan appointment in 1927. During this period he was one of several clerics who made a major contribution to the revision of the Prayer Book. A man with much sympathy to the poor [Times Obit-Tuesday, Dec 28, 1948 (Ibid)] he enjoyed his time at the See of Southwark(1932-41) before translation to Hereford [The Times, Friday, Sep 05, 1941; pg. 7; Issue 49023; col C Four Episcopal Appointments New Bishop of Hereford] . A devoted family man [He married Dorothy Streeter in 1912 “Who’s Who” (Ibid)] , he lost his son at Tobruk and died himself six years later on Boxing Day 1948.

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