Albert John Trillo was a Church of England

Church of England

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 bishop.

Trillo was educated at the Quintin School

Quintin Kynaston School

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 and King's College, London

King's College London

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. He was ordained in 1938 and was a curate

Curate

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 at Christ Church, Fulham

Fulham

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 before becoming the priest in charge

Priest in charge

A priest in charge or priest-in-charge is a priest in charge of a parish who does not receive the temporalities of the parish. He or she is not legally responsible for the churches and glebe, simply holds a licence rather than freehold and is not appointed by advowson.The appointment of priests in...

 of St Michael's, Cricklewood

Cricklewood

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. From 1945 he was the secretary of the Student Christian Movement and later rector of Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet

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 and a lecturer in divinity

Divinity

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 at King's College, London.

After this he was the principal

Dean (religion)

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 of Bishop's College, Cheshunt

Cheshunt

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 before his ordination to the episcopate as the Bishop of Bedford

Bishop of Bedford

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 in 1963. He became the Bishop of Hertford

Bishop of Hertford

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 in 1968 and the Bishop of Chelmsford in 1971. In retirement he continued to serve as an assistant bishop

Assistant Bishop

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for a further seven years.