Church of England bishop (1871–1960)
Bernard Oliver Francis Heywood (1 March 1871 – 13 March 1960) was a bishop in the Church of England .[ 1] [ 2]
Family and education
Heywood was born into a distinguished ecclesiastical family, the sixth son of Henry Robinson Heywood, priest and honorary canon of Manchester Cathedral .[ 3] Bernard married Marion Maude and they had five sons and two daughters. He was educated at Sunningdale School , then Harrow School and Welldon. He went to Trinity College, Cambridge and graduated in 1892.[ 4]
Ministry
He was made deacon in the Church of England on Trinity Sunday 1894 (20 May)[ 5] and ordained priest the following Trinity Sunday (9 June 1895) — both times by James Moorhouse , Bishop of Manchester , at Manchester Cathedral .[ 6] He was Vicar of St Paul's Church, Bury from 1897 to 1906; Vicar of St Peter's Church, Swinton from 1906 to 1916; and Vicar of Leeds Parish Church from 1916 to 1926.
In January 1926, Heywood's nomination to become the next Bishop of Southwell was approved;[ 7] since that diocese had no Dean and Chapter at the time, his appointment was effected not by election[ 8] but by letters patent dated 1 February[ 9] and he was consecrated a bishop on Lady Day (25 March), by Randall Davidson , Archbishop of Canterbury , at Westminster Abbey .[ 10] He served that diocese until ill-health necessitated his resignation, which was accepted before 11 May 1928.[ 11]
From June 1929 onwards, Heywood served as an Assistant Bishop of York with oversight of the East Riding [ 12] (Francis Gurdon , Bishop of Hull , resigned in ill-health effective 1 July 1929)[ 13] Heywood himself was then appointed to succeed Gurdon as suffragan Bishop of Hull in July 1931[ 14] and Archdeacon of the East Riding the same year.[ 15] He served in both posts until 1934, when he became Bishop of Ely ,[ 16] retiring (again in ill health) in 1940/41.[ 17]
From October 1942 to 1951 he was Assistant Bishop of St Albans .[ 18] Heywood died in Winslow, Buckinghamshire , to where he had retired in 1951.[ 19]
Works
The Bible Day by Day
This is our Faith
References
External links
Bishops of Southwell Bishops of Southwell and Nottingham
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