Timothy Bavin
| The Right Reverend Dom Timothy Bavin OSB ChStJ MA(Oxon) FRSCM |
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|---|---|
| Bishop of Portsmouth | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Portsmouth |
| In office | 1985 – 1995 |
| Predecessor | Ronald Gordon |
| Successor | Kenneth Stevenson |
| Other posts | Oblate master, Alton Abbey (?–present) Honorary assistant bishop in Portsmouth (2012 – present) Oblate, Alton Abbey (1996 – present) & honorary assistant bishop in Winchester Bishop of Johannesburg (1974 – 1984) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | c. 1961 (deacon); c. 1962 (priest) |
| Consecration | c. 1974 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1935 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Edward Durrance & Marjorie Bavin |
| Occupation | Oblate |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
Timothy John Bavin, OSB (born 17 September 1935) is a British Anglican bishop and monk. He was the bishop of Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg from 1974 to 1985.[1] He was then Bishop of Portsmouth from 1985 to 1995.[2]
Life
Bavin was born the son of Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Sydney Durrance Bavin RASC and Marjorie Gwendoline (née Dew) Bavin, on 17 September 1935.[citation needed] He was educated at St George's School, Windsor Castle and Brighton College.
He graduated from Worcester College, Oxford with a degree in Literae Humaniores [3] in 1959 (Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts 1961).[4] During the following two years, Bavin completed his National Service in his father's old regiment. He was commissioned in 1958 and served as a Platoon Officer in Aden.[5]
Returning to Oxford, Bavin studied for ordination at Cuddesdon College. He was ordained deacon in 1961 and priest in 1962, spending the period 1961-69 (and then 1973-85) in South Africa.[4] He was the first Chaplain of St. Alban's College, Pretoria, then a curate at Uckfield with Little Horsted and finally Vicar of the Parish of the Good Shepherd, Brighton from 1971 to 1973.[4]
In 1973 Bavin became the dean and rector of the cathedral parish of Johannesburg as well as archdeacon of the diocese[4] and, in 1974 at a turbulent period in that country's history, its bishop,[6] a position[7] he was to hold until 1985.[8] From 1985[4] to 1995[9] he was Bishop of Portsmouth,[10] during which time he was appointed an honorary fellow of the Royal School of Church Music.
In 1987 he became a member of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd. After resigning his bishopric he was professed as a monk of the Benedictine community at Alton Abbey.[11] As a result, Bavin has curtailed his involvement in the Athenaeum and the Royal Yacht Squadron, although he does occasionally preach at other Christian places of worship.[12]
Publications
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See also
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References
- ↑ History of Anglican Bishops in South Africa
- ↑ Re-dedicates church in his diocese at the Wayback Machine (archived February 8, 2012)
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- ↑ History of the Parish at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ School named after him Archived September 27, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Further example of work as S.A. Bishop Archived September 28, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Dedicates church in his last year Archived February 14, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ During this period he was one of a number of senior unmarried C of E clergy highlighted by outside pressure groups [1].
- ↑ Religious Community he belongs to
- ↑ Visit to church in Jericho, Oxford[2] Archived September 27, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Anglicare Counsellors at the Wayback Machine (archived November 13, 2004)
- References to historical change at the Wayback Machine
| Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Bishop of Johannesburg 1974 – 1984 |
Succeeded by Desmond Tutu |
| Church of England titles | ||
| Preceded by | Bishop of Portsmouth 1985 – 1995 |
Succeeded by Kenneth Stevenson |
- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2014
- 1935 births
- Living people
- People educated at Brighton College
- People educated at St George's School, Windsor Castle
- Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford
- Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon
- Bishops of Portsmouth (Anglican)
- Royal Army Service Corps officers
- Bishops of Johannesburg
- 20th-century Anglican bishops
- South African Anglican priests
- Chaplains of the Order of St John
