Geoffrey John Paul (4 March 1921 ''Who Was Who 1897–2007''. London,

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, 2007 – 11 July 1983) was the eighth Bishop of Hull in the modern era from 1977 until 1981, who was then

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where he served until his death two years later. Educated at

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and at

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, his first position after

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was as a

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. He was then a

missionary A missionary is a member of a Religious denomination, religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Thoma ...

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and later in

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where he was a member of the faculty of the Kerala United Theological Seminary at Kannammoola, eventually becoming the principal from 1961 to 1965. On returning to England he was a residentiary canon at

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and then

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before his appointment to the

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as a

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to the

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; he was ordained a bishop on

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1977 (25 March) by Stuart Blanch,

, at

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. He had five daughters: including the theologian Jane Paul, who married the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury,

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; as well as the artist

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Geoffrey John 1921 births 1983 deaths People educated at Rutlish School Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Alumni of King's College London Associates of King's College London Bishops of Hull Bishops of Bradford (diocese) 20th-century Church of England bishops