Richard Garrard
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Richard Garrard (born 24 May 1937) was the seventh Church of England Suffragan Bishop of Penrith in the modern era.[2]
Richard Garrard | |
|---|---|
| Director, Anglican Centre in Rome & Archbishop's Representative to the Holy See | |
| Church | Church of England |
| In office | 2001–2003 |
| Predecessor | John Baycroft |
| Successor | John Flack |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Norwich (2003–present); in the Diocese in Europe and in the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe (2001–present) Bishop of Penrith (1994–2001) Archdeacon of Sudbury (1991–1994) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1961 (deacon); 1962 (priest) |
| Consecration | 21 September 1994[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1937 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Charles & Marjorie Pow |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Garrard (née Sewell) (m. 1961) |
| Children | James Garrard; Charlotte Garrard |
| Profession | Author |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
Garrard was educated at Northampton Grammar School and King's College London.[3] Ordained in 1962, he began his career with a curacy in Woolwich[4] and was then successively a chaplain at Keswick Hall College of Education, principal of the Church Army Training College, canon chancellor at Southwark Cathedral,[5] educational advisor to the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and finally (before his elevation to the episcopate) Archdeacon of Sudbury.[6] From 2001 to 2003 he was the Archbishop of Canterbury's representative to the Holy See and director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. A renowned author,[7] in retirement he continues to minister as an assistant bishop within the Diocese of Norwich.
Bibliography
- Lent with St. Mark ISBN 9780862092979
- Love on the Cross ISBN 9780862097394
- A Time to Pray (Kevin Mayhew, 1995) ISBN 9780862093983
