Simon Burrows

Simon Hedley Burrows (8 November 1928 – 5 August 2015) was the Bishop of Buckingham from 1974 to 1994 and the first area bishop under the diocesan area scheme of 1984.^[1]

Early life

Burrows was born on 8 November 1928. He was the grandson of Leonard Burrows (Bishop of Sheffield) and Neville Lovett (Bishop of Salisbury)^[2] and son of Hedley Burrows (Dean of Hereford).^[3] He was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge.

Ordained ministry

He was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1954 (26 September), by Cyril Easthaugh, Bishop of Kensington,^[4] and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (25 September 1955), by William Wand, Bishop of London — both times at St Paul's Cathedral.^[5] He served his curacy at St John's Wood, after which he was Chaplain of Jesus College, Cambridge.^[6] Following this he was Vicar of Wyken and then (his final appointment before his ordination to the episcopate)^[7] of Holy Trinity Fareham.^[8] He was consecrated a bishop on 18 October 1974 by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.^[9]

In retirement he continued to serve as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Winchester for some time.

Death

He died on 5 August 2015 due to illness.^[10]

References

1. ^ Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
2. ^ ‘BURROWS, Very Rev. Hedley Robert’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007 [1], accessed 30 June 2012
3. ^ ‘BURROWS, Rt Rev. Simon Hedley’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [2], accessed 30 June 2012
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6. ^ “Crockford's clerical directory, 1995” (Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
7. ^ ”Debrett's People of Today 1992” (London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
8. ^ Parish Web Site
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10. ^ BURROWS