John Dudley Galtrey Kirkham
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John Dudley Galtrey Kirkham was the Anglican Bishop of Sherborne in the last quarter of the 20th century. Born on 20 September 1935 and educated at Lancing College
and Trinity College, Cambridge
, he was ordained in 1962. His ministry began with a curacy
at St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich
after which he was Chaplain
to the Bishop of Norwich
and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Canterbury Diocesan Director of Ordinands.
Lancing College
Lancing College is a co-educational English independent school in the British public school tradition, founded in 1848 by Nathaniel Woodard. Woodard's aim was to provide education "based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith." Lancing was the first of a...
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, he was ordained in 1962. His ministry began with a curacy
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at St Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
after which he was Chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
to the Bishop of Norwich
William Launcelot Scott Fleming
William Launcelot Scott Fleming was an Anglican bishop. He was a Bishop of Portsmouth and later a Bishop of Norwich. He had also been a geologist.-Childhood:...
and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate) Canterbury Diocesan Director of Ordinands.