Colin James (bishop)
English C of E bishop
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Colin Clement Walter James (20 September 1926 – 10 December 2009) was an Anglican bishop in the Church of England, successively suffragan Bishop of Basingstoke, then the Bishop of Winchester.
Colin James | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Winchester | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Winchester |
| In office | June 1985 – April 1995 |
| Predecessor | John Taylor |
| Successor | Michael Scott-Joynt |
| Other posts | Bishop of Basingstoke (1973–1976/77) Bishop of Wakefield (1976/77–1985) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1952 (deacon); 1953 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1973 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1926 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Died | 10 December 2009 (aged 83) Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Charles and Gwenyth |
| Spouse |
Sally Henshaw
(m. 1962; died 2001) |
| Children | 1 son, 2 daughters |
| Profession | Television producer |
| Education | Aldenham School |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge Cuddesdon College |
Early life and education
James was born on 20 September 1926.[1] His father, Canon Charles Clement Hancock James, was also a Church of England clergyman.[2] He was educated at Aldenham School, a private school in Hertfordshire, England. He studied modern history at King's College, Cambridge, and then trained for ordination at Cuddesdon Theological College.[1]
Ordained ministry
James was ordained a deacon at Trinitytide 1952[3] and priest a year later,[4] both by William Wand, Bishop of London, at St Paul's Cathedral.[3][4] His ordained ministry which began with a curacy at St Dunstan's, Stepney between 1952 and 1955.[1] After which he was a chaplain of Stowe School from 1955 to 1959.[5]
In 1959, he joined the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as a producer of religious programmes.[6] He was Religious Broadcasting Organizer for BBC South West from 1960 to 1967.[1] Then, his final appointment before being ordained to the episcopate, he was Vicar of St Peter's Church, Bournemouth from 1967 to 1973.[7]
Episcopal ministry
James was the first suffragan Bishop of Basingstoke in the Diocese of Winchester, beginning with his consecration as a bishop on 2 February 1973 at St Paul's Cathedral by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury.[8] He held his suffragan bishopric with a residentiary canonry of Winchester Cathedral.[1]
He was translated to become diocesan Bishop of Wakefield[9] and was enthroned at Wakefield Cathedral on 9 February 1977.[10] He was returned to the Diocese of Winchester as the diocesan Bishop of Winchester;[11] he was enthroned at Winchester Cathedral on 28 June 1985,[12] having been elected two weeks prior[12] and confirmed (officially becoming the Bishop) at some intervening point. He retired in April 1995.[13]
He died on 10 December 2009.[14]
Views
James was part of the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England, and was opposed to the ordination of women. He was not, however, a conservative in all matters, and supported the change to inclusive language in worship.[14]
