Tony Foottit
Bishop of Lynn
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Anthony Charles "Tony" Foottit (born 28 June 1935) was the Bishop of Lynn from 1999 to 2003.[1]
Tony Foottit | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lynn | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Norwich |
| In office | 1999–2003 |
| Predecessor | David Conner |
| Successor | James Langstaff |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Norwich (?–present) Archdeacon of Lynn (1987–1999) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1961 (deacon); 1962 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1999 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 June 1935 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Percival and Mildred |
| Spouse | Rosamond Buxton |
| Children | One son, two daughters |
| Profession | Writer |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
Foottit was educated at Lancing College and King's College, Cambridge.[2] Ordained in 1961,[3] he was a curate at Wymondham, after which he was vicar of Blakeney, Rural Dean of Cary and finally, before his ordination to the episcopate, the Archdeacon of Lynn (1987–1999).
A keen botanist,[4] he is married with three children.
