Frank Weston (bishop of Knaresborough)

Frank Valentine Weston (16 September 1935 – 29 April 2003) was suffragan Bishop of Knaresborough in the then Diocese of Ripon and Leeds from December 1997^[1] until his death in April 2003.

Weston was born into a clerical family – his uncle was Frank Weston (Bishop of Zanzibar)^[2]^[3] – he was educated at Christ's Hospital and The Queen's College, Oxford^[4] (BA 1960, MA 1964^[5]). He then studied for ordination at Lichfield Theological College.

Weston was a curate in Atherton (1961–65).^[6]^[7] Then began an association of more than 20 years with the College of the Ascension at Selly Oak, initially as chaplain (1965–69) and then as principal (1969–76).^[7] From 1973 until 1976 he was also Vice-President of Selly Oak Colleges and from 1976 until 1982 Principal and Pantonian Professor at Edinburgh Theological College.^[8] In 1982 he was appointed Archdeacon of Oxford and a residentiary canon of Christ Church, Oxford.^[7] He held the post until his elevation to the episcopate in 1997 and continued his association with Christ Church with an appointment as "emeritus student", a position roughly equivalent to an emeritus fellowship.^[8]

Weston was appointed Bishop of Knaresborough (the suffragan bishop for the then Diocese of Ripon and Leeds) in 1997 and held office until his death in 2003.^[9]

References[edit]

^ Crockfords London, Church House 1998 ISBN 0-7151-8094-0
^ "Our Present Duty, by Frank Weston, Bishop of Zanzibar". anglicanhistory.org. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ "Ripon Cathedral prepares to welcome new Bishop". Diocese of Ripon. 19 January 1998. Archived from the original on 17 April 1999. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ Who's Who 1992 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 2002/03, p.803
^ "Debrett's People of Today": Ellis,P(Ed): 1992, London, Debtrett's ISBN 1-870520-09-2
^ ^a ^b ^c "Weston, The Rt Revd Frank Valentine", in Crockford's Clerical Directory (97th edn. London, Church House Publishing, 2001), p.803
^ ^a ^b "Weston, Rt Rev. Frank Valentine", Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007 accessed 23 March 2008
^ "Death noted by Oxford Convocation". Retrieved 2 November 2020.

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Preceded by Carlyle Witton-Davies	Archdeacon of Oxford 1982–1997	Succeeded by John Morrison
Preceded by Malcolm Menin	Bishop of Knaresborough 1997–2003	Succeeded by James Bell

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Knaresborough	Lucius Smith Paul de Labilliere John Bateman-Champain Henry de Candole Howard Cruse Ralph Emmerson John Dennis Malcolm Menin Frank Weston James Bell
Ripon	James Bell, Bishop of Knaresborough, area bishop for Ripon James Bell Helen-Ann Hartley Anna Eltringham

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High Medieval	Alfred Walter of Oxford Robert Foliot Walter de Coutances John of Coutances Walter Map John of Tynemouth Matthew Stratton Adam de Sancto Edmundo Roger Weseham John de Sancto Egidio Richard of Gravesend Robert de Mariscis Henry of Sandwich Richard de Mepham John de Maidenstan W. Nicholas de Hegham Simon of Ghent Pontius de Salino Amadeus of Savoy William de Sardene
Late Medieval	Gilbert Segrave Gaillard Cardinal de la Motte Thomas Southam John Southam Fulk Birmingham John Boteler Lionel Woodville Oliver King Richard Mayew Christopher Urswick George Heneage Nicholas Wilson Richard Curwen
Early modern	Walter Wright John Kennall John Drewry William Bridges Barten Holyday Thomas Lamplugh Thomas Barlow Timothy Halton Humphrey Hody Timothy Goodwin William Baker Robert Cook George Rye John Potter Thomas Randolph George Turner Phineas Pett Charles Clerke
Late modern	Edwin Palmer Leslie Randall, Bishop of Reading Thomas Archer Houblon Edward Shaw, assistant bishop Gerald Allen, assistant bishop/Bishop of Dorchester Carlyle Witton-Davies Frank Weston John Morrison Julian Hubbard Hedley Ringrose (Acting) Judy French, assistant archdeacon Martin Gorick Jonathan Chaffey
Dorchester	Hedley Ringrose (Interim) Judy French David Tyler