Alexander Hamilton (bishop)
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Alexander Kenneth Hamilton (11 May 1915 – 22 December 2001)[1] was an eminent Anglican clergyman during the second half of the 20th century.[2]
Alexander Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Jarrow | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
| In office | 1965–1980 |
| Predecessor | Mervyn Armstrong |
| Successor | Michael Ball |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop, Diocese of Bath and Wells (1988–2001) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1939 (deacon); 1940 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1965 by Donald Coggan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1915 |
| Died | 22 December 2001 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Cuthbert Arthur Hamilton and Agnes Maud Hamilton[1] |
| Spouse | unmarried[1] |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
Educated at Malvern[1] and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (he proceeded Cambridge Master of Arts {MA Cantab} in 1941), he trained for the ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge.[1] He was ordained a deacon by John Willis, assistant bishop, at Holy Apostles, Leicester, on 8 October 1939;[3] and a priest by Guy Smith, Bishop of Leicester, at St Margaret's, Leicester, on 22 September 1940.[4] His first post was as a Curate in Birstall, Leicestershire,[5] after which he was a Chaplain in the RNVR. When peace returned he was Vicar of St Francis, Ashton Gate.[6] Appointed Rural Dean of Central Newcastle in 1962, when Vicar of the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Grainger Street, he became Bishop of Jarrow, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Durham, three years later.[7] He was ordained (consecrated) a bishop by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York, on St Matthias' day (24 February) 1965.[8]
