William Ind (born 26 March 1942) is a retired English

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. He was formerly the

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Early life

The son of William Robert Ind and Florence Emily Spritey, Ind was educated at the Duke of York's School in

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, at the

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, where he graduated with a

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(BA) in history in 1964 and at the

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Career

Ind was ordained deacon in 1966 and priest in 1967. From 1966 to 1971, he was curate of

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and from 1971 to 1973 of St Mary's Northolt. In 1973, he became team vicar of

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, in 1979

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of the Aston Training Scheme, in 1982 Director of

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of the Winchester Diocese and member of the Doctrine Commission and in 1984 an honorary canon of

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, holding all posts until 1987. He was then Suffragan

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until 1997, when he was appointed the 14th Bishop of Truro. Ind has been married to Frances Isobel Bramald since 1967 and they have three sons. Ind was seen in the

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series '' A Seaside Parish'' and shown visiting

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at the time of the flood there. On 12 May 2007 he announced to the

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his intention of retiring on 30 April 2008. In June 2007, Ind was awarded the Trelawny Plate, an award given to people seen as making an "outstanding contribution to Cornish life". During his acceptance of the award, Ind made a speech in which he apologised for the suppression of the 1549

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, stating that "I am often asked about my attitude to the Prayerbook Rebellion and in my opinion, there is no doubt that the

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behaved brutally and stupidly and killed many

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. I don't think apologising for something that happened over 500 years ago helps, but I am sorry about what happened and I think it was an enormous mistake." https://www.cornwallforever.co.uk/history/bishop-of-truro-says-sorry-for-prayer-book-conflict

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ind, Bill 1942 births Alumni of the College of the Resurrection Bishops of Grantham Bishops of Truro 20th-century Church of England bishops 21st-century Church of England bishops Alumni of the University of Leeds People educated at the Duke of York's Royal Military School Living people