Education
University of Leeds; University of Liverpool.
University of Leeds; University of Liverpool.
Born in 1923, his first job after leaving school was as a clerk with the Learning Management System railway. From 1942 until 1946 he served in the armed forces, firstly with the King"s Regiment (Liverpool), and latterly with the Rajputana Rifles. In 1950 he graduated from the University of Liverpool and after a period of study at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford was ordained in 1952, his first post being a curacy at Farnworth, Cheshire.
After a period as a missionary in Khuzistan he held incumbencies at Burnage and Middleton.
This was followed by a decade of service as Secretary of the Content Management System that lead in turn to his elevation to the Episcopate.