John Finney
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He was educated at Charterhouse and Hertford College, Oxford.[2] Ordained in 1958, he began his career with curacies in Headington and Aylesbury[3] and was then successively Rector of Tollerton, Vicar of St Margarets Aspley[4] Adviser in Evangelism to the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and then Officer for the Decade of Evangelism before ascending to the Episcopate[5] - a post he held from 1993 until 1998. An eminent author,[6] in retirement he continues to minister, as an honorary assistant bishop within the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Pontefract 1993–1998 |
Succeeded by David James |
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- ↑ Crockfords On line- accessed 2 December 2008
- ↑ Who’s Who 2008 (London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ↑ Crockford’s (Ibid)
- ↑ Church details
- ↑ Diocesan profile
- ↑ Amongst others he wrote “Saints Alive!”, 1983; “Understanding Leadership”, 1989; “Recovering the Past: Celtic and Roman mission”, 1996; “Fading Splendour?”, 2000; and “Emerging Evangelism”, 2004 > British Library Web-site accessed 22 December 2008
