Tom Longworth was a 20th-century

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. He was born on 8 January 1891 and educated at

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and

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and

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in 1916. From 1927 to 1935 he was the Rector of

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and then

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before his ordination to the

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as the second

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, with the additional title of

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of the area.

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in 1949 he retired in 1961 and died on 15 October 1977.''Obituary-The Right Rev Tom Longworth Former Bishop of Hereford'' ''

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'' Monday, 17 October 1977; pg. 15; Issue 60136; col F

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1891 births People educated at Shrewsbury School Alumni of University College, Oxford Archdeacons of Pontefract Bishops of Pontefract Bishops of Hereford 1977 deaths 20th-century Church of England bishops {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub