Richard Hawkins (bishop)
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Richard Stephen Hawkins (born 2 April 1939) is a bishop in the Church of England and currently a chapter canon of Exeter Cathedral.[1]
Richard Hawkins | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Crediton | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Exeter |
| In office | 1996–2004 |
| Predecessor | Peter Coleman |
| Successor | Bob Evens |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Exeter (2005–present) Bishop of Plymouth (1988–1996) Archdeacon of Totnes (1981–1988) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | c. 1963 (deacon); c. 1964 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1988 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1939 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | John Hawkins, Elsie Briggs |
| Spouse | Valerie Herneman (m. 1966) |
| Children | 2 sons (1 d.); 2 daughters (1 d.) |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
Hawkins was educated at Exeter College, Oxford,[2] and trained for ordination at St Stephen's House, Oxford. He was a team vicar in rural Devon and Exeter in his early ministry. He was then Archdeacon of Totnes before being ordained to the episcopate as the suffragan Bishop of Plymouth in the Diocese of Exeter. He was later translated to Crediton in the same diocese.
Hawkins' father, John Hawkins, was the Archdeacon of Totnes from 1962 until his death in 1965.[3]
