John Bone (bishop)
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John Frank Ewan Bone (28 August 1930 – 5 July 2014) was the area Bishop of Reading (Church of England) from 1989 until 1996.[1][2]
John Bone | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Reading | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
| In office | 1989–1996 |
| Predecessor | Graham Foley |
| Successor | Dominic Walker |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Oxford (1996–present) Archdeacon of Buckingham (1978–1989) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1956 (deacon); c. 1957 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1989 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1930 |
| Died | 5 July 2014 (aged 83) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Jack & Herberta |
| Spouse | Ruth Crudgington (m. 1954) |
| Children | 3 sons; 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | St Peter's College, Oxford |
He was educated at Monkton Combe School and St Peter's College, Oxford (gaining an Oxford Master of Arts {MA Oxon}) before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Gabriel's, Warwick Square.[3] After incumbencies at Datchet and Slough he was appointed Rural Dean of Burnham[4] and then (his final appointment before ordination to the episcopacy) Archdeacon of Buckingham.[5]
He died in 2014:[6] his Church Times obituary stated that he was
"a great example of the quiet, reliable bishop who was trusted by many, worked hard, and never sought the limelight.[7] "
