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Gordon David Savage
Gordon David Savage (14 April 1915 – 9 June 1990) was an Anglican bishop who served in two posts from 1960 to 1970. Born on 14 April 1915 he was educated at Reading School and St Catherine's College, Oxford and ordained in 1940. His first post was as Chaplain, Lecturer and Tutor at '' Tyndale Hall, Bristol'' until 1944. In 1945 he was appointed General Secretary of Church Association and was responsible for its merger with the National Church League to form Church Society, which he led until 1952. He then served as Vicar of Marston, Oxford (1952–57); Vicar of Whitchurch and Archdeacon of Buckingham (1957–60); Suffragan Bishop of Buckingham (1960–64) and Diocesan Bishop of Southwell (1964–70). In 1970, Gordon Savage resigned as Bishop due to ill-health and took up light pastoral duties as chaplain to the Anglican Church in Puerto Cruz, Tenerife. Shortly before this he and his wife had agreed to separate and on arrival in Tenerife, he employed a housekeeper. When it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican
Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Most are members of national or regional Ecclesiastical province#Anglican Communion, ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, one of the largest Christian bodies in the world, and the world's third-largest Christian communion. When united and uniting churches, united churches in the Anglican Communion and the breakaway Continuing Anglican movement were not counted, there were an estimated 97.4 million Anglicans worldwide in 2020. Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The provinces within the Anglican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdeacon Of Buckingham
The Archdeacon of Buckingham is the senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of the Church of England in Buckinghamshire. The archdeacon has statutory oversight over the ancient Archdeaconry of Buckingham, which has existed since (at latest) the 11th century and was, until 1837, in the Diocese of Lincoln. On 18 August 1837, an Order in Council transferred the archdeaconry to the Diocese of Oxford The Diocese of Oxford is a Church of England diocese that forms part of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese is led by the Bishop of Oxford (currently Steven Croft (bishop), Steven Croft), and the bishop's seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, .... The archdeacon has some disciplinary supervision and pastoral care of the clergy in the archdeaconry. List of archdeacons References SourcesGenUKI – early Archdeacons of Sutton-cum-Buckingham* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buckingham, Archdeacon of Lists of Anglicans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Milton Hay
Robert Milton Hay (30 August 1884 – 23 October 1973) was the third Bishop of Buckingham from 1944 to 1960. Hay was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and St John's College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1909- the year he married Esmay Foster, this wife was related to Myles Birket Foster. After a curacy at St Pancras and spells as the incumbent at Summerstown, Buckinghamshire and Taplow in the same county he was appointed Rural Dean of Oxford before his ascension to the episcopate. His first wife died in 1959 and the following year he married Agnes Shaw, the eldest daughter of the first bishop of Buckingham. That same year he retired, although he then served another ten years as an assistant bishop within the same diocese. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black A & C Black is a British book publishing company, owned since 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing. The company is noted for publishing ''Who's Who'' since 1849 and the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' between 1827 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inter-Church Relations
Ecumenism ( ; alternatively spelled oecumenism)also called interdenominationalism, or ecumenicalismis the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity. The adjective ''ecumenical'' is thus applied to any non-denominational or inter-denominational initiative which encourages greater cooperation and union among Christian denominations and churches. Ecumenical dialogue is a central feature of contemporary ecumenism. The fact that all Christians belonging to mainstream Christian denominations profess faith in Jesus, believe that the Bible is inspired by God, and receive baptism according to the Trinitarian formula is seen as being a basis for ecumenism and its goal of Christian unity. Ecumenists cite as the biblical grounds of striving for church unity, in which Jesus prays " may all be one" in order "that the world may know" and believe th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
