John Baker (bishop)
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| The Rt Revd John Austin Baker MLitt MA(Oxon) |
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| Bishop of Salisbury | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Salisbury |
| In office | 1982–1993 |
| Predecessor | George Reindorp |
| Successor | David Stancliffe |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Winchester (1994–2014)[1] |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | c. 1954 (deacon); 1955 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1982 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1928[1] |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.[1] |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | George and Grace Austin Baker[1] |
| Spouse | Gillian Leach MBE (m. 1974)[1] |
| Profession | Author (theology & church) |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford[1] |
John Austin Baker (11 January 1928 - 4 June 2014) was a Church of England clergyman, Bishop of Salisbury from 1982 until his retirement in 1993.[2]
Early life
He was the only child born to George Austin Baker and his wife Grace Baker.[3] Though his father was a company secretary, three uncles and an aunt had taken holy orders.[1] He was educated at Marlborough College and Oriel College, Oxford.[4]
Religious life
Ordained in 1955, he began his ministry with curacies at All Saint's Cuddesdon and St Anselm's Hatch End, after which he was a fellow and lecturer at Corpus Christi College, Oxford until 1973. From then until his ordination to the episcopate he was a residential canon at Westminster Abbey and also for some years chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons.[4]
A keen musician,[5] Baker was a prominent author.[6] In retirement he continued to serve as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Winchester.
References
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- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Who's Who 2008, London, A & C Black, ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ↑ Debrett's People of Today London,2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
- ↑ Amongst others he wrote The Foolishness of God (1970); Prophecy in the Church (1976); and The Whole Family of God (1981), British Library Catalogue accessed 27 August 2008 17:54
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Salisbury 1982–1993 |
Succeeded by David Stancliffe |
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