The Right Reverend

Frederick Darwent
Bishop Emeritus of Aberdeen and Orkney
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseAberdeen and Orkney
Elected1976
In office1976-1991
PredecessorIan Begg
SuccessorBruce Cameron
Orders
Ordination1963
Consecration1976
by Francis Moncreiff
Personal details
Born(1927-04-20)20 April 1927
Liverpool, England
Died15 January 2020(2020-01-15) (aged 92)
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican

Frederick Charles Darwent (20 April 1927 – 15 January 2020) was bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, from 1976 to 1991.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Liverpool, Darwent was educated at Ormskirk Grammar School. After military service in the Far East with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers he was ordained Deacon in 1961; and Priest in 1963.[3] He was a Curate in Wigan then held incumbencies in Strichen, New Pitsligo and Fraserburgh. He was made a Canon of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen in 1971; and was Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1973 to 1978. He was also a JP in Aberdeen from 1989 to 1996. He died in January 2020 at the age of 92.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Birthdays". London: The Independent. 20 April 1996. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  2. ^ David M. Bertie (2000). Scottish episcopal clergy, 1689-2000. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 518. ISBN 978-0-567-08746-1. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 p238 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ^ ‘DARWENT, Rt Rev. Frederick Charles’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 21 Oct 2013
Anglican Communion titles Preceded byIan Forbes Begg Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney 1973–1978 Succeeded byAlexander Campbell Adamson Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney 1976–1991 Succeeded byAndrew Bruce Cameron
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