John Richards (bishop of Ebbsfleet)

John Richards (4 October 1933 – 9 November 2003) was a British Anglican bishop. He was the first Bishop of Ebbsfleet from 1994 to 1998.

The Right Reverend John Richards
Bishop of Ebbsfleet (PEV)
Province	Province of Canterbury
In office	1994 to 1998
Successor	Michael Houghton
Orders
Ordination	1959 (deacon) 1960 (priest)
Consecration	29 April 1994
Personal details
Born	4 October 1933
Died	9 November 2003 (aged 70)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglicanism
Education	Reading School
Alma mater	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Ely Theological College

Early life and education

Richards was born on 4 October 1933, and educated at Reading School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.[1] He trained for ordination at Ely Theological College, an Anglo-Catholic theological college, between 1957 and 1959.[2]

Ordained ministry

Richards was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1959 and as a priest in 1960.[2] His first post was a curacy at St Thomas' Exeter.[3] Following this he was the Rector of Cookbury then the Rural Dean of Holsworthy.[4] From 1974 until 1981, he was the Rector of Heavitree. He served as Archdeacon of Exeter from 1981 to 1994.[2]

Richards was consecrated bishop on 29 April 1994 at St Paul's Cathedral, by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury.[5] From 1994 to 1998, he served as the first Bishop of Ebbsfleet.[6] Ebbsfleet is a provincial episcopal visitor in the Province of Canterbury for those who reject the ordination of women.

He died on 9 November 2003.[7]

References

1. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
2. "John Richards". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
3. Genuki
4. Crockfords(London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
5. "picture caption". Church Times (#6847). 6 May 1994. p. 3. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 3 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
6. "The Bishops of Ebbsfleet". See of Ebbsfleet. 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
7. Independent Obituary