Christopher Charles Luxmoore
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The Rt Rev
Right Reverend
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 Christopher Charles Luxmoore was the eighth Bishop of Bermuda
Bishop of Bermuda
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. Born on 9 April 1926 and educated at Sedbergh School
Sedbergh School
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 and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
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, he was ordained in 1953. His first post was as a curate
Curate
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 at St John the Baptist, Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
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 after which he was Priest in Charge
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 of St Bede’s, Newsham, County Durham
County Durham
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. He was then Rector
Rector
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 of Sangre Grande
Sangre Grande
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, Trinidad
Trinidad
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 and after that Vicar
Vicar
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 of Headingley
St Michael and All Angels Church, Headingley
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, Leeds
Leeds
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. He was Precentor
Precentor
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 and Canon Residentiary
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 of Chichester Cathedral
Chichester Cathedral
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 from 1981 until his election to the See of Bermuda in 1984, and was the first ever Bishop
Bishop
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 to be consecrated there. On his return to England
England
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 in 1989 he became Archdeacon of Lewes and Hastings, a post he held until retirement in 1991.
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