Gordon Savage (bishop)

Gordon Savage (bishop)

Gordon David Savage was an Anglican bishop who served in two posts from 1960 to 1970.[1]

Born on 14 April 1915 he was educated at Reading School and St Catherine's College, Oxford and ordained in 1940[2] after an earlier career as a Librarian. His first post was as Chaplain, Lecturer and Tutor at Tyndale Hall, Bristol after which he was successively General Secretary of the Church Mission Society, Vicar of Marston, Oxford[3] and Archdeacon of Buckingham before elevation to the eponymous Suffragan Bishopric. After four years he was translated to Southwell where he remained until retirement.[4] He died on 9 June 1990.

Notes

  1. ^ The Times, Thursday, 5 December 1963, p5, "Ecclesiastical News: Next Bishop Of Southwell, Right Rev. G. D. Savage"
  2. ^ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  3. ^ Incumbency details
  4. ^ Crockford's clerical directory1976 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0108153676
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Robert Milton Hay
Bishop of Buckingham
1960 – 1964
Succeeded by
George Christopher Cutts Pepys
Preceded by
Frank Russell Barry
Bishop of Southwell
1964–1970
Succeeded by
John Denis Wakeling