Francis Cocks
The Rt Rev. Francis William Cocks CB (5 November 1913 – 20 August 1998) was the Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury from 1970 to 1980.[1]
He was born into an ecclesiastical family. His father was the Rev Canon W.Cocks sometime Vicar of Felixstowe[2] Born on 5 November 1913, he was educated at Haileybury and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He was an active rugby player for the university, Hampshire county and the Eastern Counties.[2]
Ordained at the beginning of the Second World War, he was a Chaplain in the RAFVR until 1945, and then the Service itself, eventually rising to the rank of Chaplain in chief from 1959 to 1965 (he was also Archdeacon of the RAF), and for the same latter period he was Canon Emeritus at Lincoln Cathedral. He was awarded the Companion of the Bath (CB) in 1959.[2]
From 1965 until 1970 he was Rector of Wolverhampton when he ascended to the Episcopate,[3] a post he held for a decade.[4] He retired to live at Felixstowe[5] where he died on 20 August 1998, aged 84.
References
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975/6 Lambeth, Church House Publishing 0108153674
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Church News New Bishop Of Shrewsbury (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Wednesday, 17 Dec 1969; pg. 12; Issue 57745; col E
- ↑ The Times, Tuesday, 29 Jul 1980; pg. 14; Issue 60689; col A Church news Resignation of the Bishop of Shrewsbury
- ↑ Home address given in Who Was Who.
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| Preceded by | Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF 1949–1953 |
Succeeded by Wilfred Payton |
| Preceded by | Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury 1970 – 1980 |
Succeeded by Leslie Lloyd Rees |
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