Education
Born at Saul, Gloucestershire, Westwood was educated at Grove Park Grammar School, Wrexham and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
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Bill Westwood
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Career
After ordination as a deacon in 1952, Westwood was appointed curate of Holy Trinity Church, Kingston upon Hull. He was then Rector of Lowestoft. Vicar of Street Peter Mancroft, Norwich (1965-1975) and an honorary canon of Norwich Cathedral.
He became the Bishop suffragan of Edmonton in the Diocese of London from his consecration on 24 June 1975 by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Street Paul"s Cathedral.
From the creation of the London area scheme in 1979, he was the first area bishop, remained in that See until his translation to Peterborough in late 1984. He was enthroned at Peterborough Cathedral on 12 January 1985, but had become Bishop of Peterborough before that point, with the confirmation of his canonical election to that See near the end of 1984.
He retired as Bishop of Peterborough in December 1995. Westwood was a regular contributor to Thought for the Day on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4"s Today programme.
Westwood"s son is the prominent British radio hip-hop DJ Tim Westwood.
Membership
He was a member of the Press Council (1975-1981), the International Business Alliance Panel of Religious Advisers (1983-1987), the Video Consultative Council (1985-1989) and the Broadcasting Standards Council (1988-1992).
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Nationality
United Kingdom