Douglas Sargent
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Douglas Noel Sargent (1907–1979[2]) was the third Bishop of Selby.
Douglas Noel Sargent | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Selby | |
Douglas Sargent in 1962 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | York |
| Installed | 1962 |
| Term ended | 1971 |
| Predecessor | Carey Knyvett |
| Successor | Morris Maddocks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1907 Near London, England |
| Died | 1979 (aged 71–72) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Imogene Ward |
| Alma mater | |
Biography
Sargent was born near London,[1] and educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys, King's College, Cambridge[3] and the London College of Divinity; and ordained in 1932. His first post was as Curate at Willian, Hertfordshire.[4] Subsequently, he embarked on a long spell as a missionary[5] in Sichuan Province[6] at West China Union University,[7] where he worked as a lecturer. During his stay in Sichuan, he became chaplain to Bishop C. T. Song and assistant secretary for the Church Missionary Society.[1] In 1942 he married Imogene Ward, the daughter of American Methodist missionaries. From 1947 to 1948 he studied at Union Theological Seminary, New York.[1] From 1961 until 1962 he was principal of the Church Missionary Society[8] when he was elevated to the episcopate,[9] a post he held until his retirement to York. He was ordained into bishop's orders on St James's Day 1962 (25 July), by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York, at York Minster.[10]
