The Rt Rev Richard Durnford (3 November 1802 – 14 October 1895) was the Bishop of Chichester

Bishop of Chichester

The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity...

 from 1870 to 1895.

He was born in Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings. Newbury is best known for its racecourse and the adjoining former USAF...

 into an ecclesiastical family (his father was also named Rev. Richard Dunford). He was educated at Eton

Eton College

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 and Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College, Oxford

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 and ordained

Ordination

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 in 1831. From 1833 he was Rector

Rector

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 of Middleton, Lancashire

Middleton, Lancashire

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 and then its Rural Dean

Rural Dean

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. In 1867 he became Archdeacon of Manchester and in the following year Canon Residentiary

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 at Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral

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. In 1870 he was elevated to the Episcopate of Chichester.

He died in Basel

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. He has two school houses named after him, one in Eton College

Eton College

Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....

 and one in Brighton College

Brighton College

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