# William Persson

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{{Short description|British Anglican bishop (1927–2023)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = [The Rt Revd](/source/Right_Reverend)
| name             = William Persson
| honorific-suffix = [MA(Oxon)](/source/Master_of_Arts_(Oxbridge_and_Dublin))
| title            = [Bishop of Doncaster](/source/Bishop_of_Doncaster)
| diocese          = [Diocese of Sheffield](/source/Diocese_of_Sheffield)
| term             = 1982–1992
| predecessor      = [Stewart Cross](/source/Stewart_Cross)
| successor        = [Michael Gear](/source/Michael_Gear_(bishop))
| other_post       = [Honorary assistant bishop](/source/Assistant_bishop) in [Bath & Wells](/source/Diocese_of_Bath_and_Wells) (1994–2023)
<!---------- Orders ---------->
| ordination       = 1953 (deacon); 1954 (priest)
| consecration     = 1982
<!---------- Personal details ---------->
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1927|9|27|df=y}}
| death_date       = {{death date and age|2023|4|2|1927|9|27|df=y}}
| religion         = [Anglican](/source/Anglicanism)
| parents          = Leslie & Elizabeth
| spouse           = Ann Davey (m. 1957)
| children         = 2 sons; 1 daughter
| occupation       = 
| profession       = 
| alma_mater       = [Oriel College, Oxford](/source/Oriel_College%2C_Oxford)
}}
{{Portal|Christianity}}
'''William Michael Dermot Persson''' (27 September 1927 – 2 April 2023) was a British Anglican prelate who served as the [Suffragan Bishop of Doncaster](/source/Bishop_of_Doncaster) from 1982 to 1992.<ref>‘PERSSON, Rt Rev. William Michael Dermot’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U30622], accessed 9 July 2012</ref>

Persson was educated at [Oriel College, Oxford](/source/Oriel_College%2C_Oxford).<ref>[Debrett's People of Today](/source/Debrett's), 1992 London, {{ISBN|1-870520-09-2}}</ref> [Ordained](/source/Ordained) in 1954, he began his career with a [curacy](/source/curate) at ''Emmanuel, South Croydon''<ref>[http://www.emmanuelcroydon.org.uk/ Details of Parish]</ref> and was then successively: [Vicar](/source/Vicar) of Christ Church, [Barnet](/source/Chipping_Barnet); [Rector](/source/Rector_(ecclesiastical)) of [Bebington](/source/Bebington); and finally, before his elevation to the [episcopate](/source/episcopate), [Knutsford](/source/Knutsford). After retiring to [Sturminster Newton](/source/Sturminster_Newton) Bishop William continued to serve the church as an [assistant bishop](/source/assistant_bishop) within the [Bath and Wells Diocese](/source/Diocese_of_Bath_and_Wells).

Persson died on 2 April 2023, at the age of 95.<ref>{{cite news |title=William Michael Dermot Persson |url=https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/263808/persson |access-date=27 April 2023 |work=The Telegraph |date=27 April 2023}}</ref>

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Category:20th-century Church of England bishops
Category:Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford
Category:Bishops of Doncaster

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