Frederick Darwent

The Right Reverend Frederick Darwent
Bishop Emeritus of Aberdeen and Orkney
Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Aberdeen and Orkney
Elected	1976
In office	1976-1991
Predecessor	Ian Begg
Successor	Bruce Cameron
Orders
Ordination	1963
Consecration	1976 by Francis Moncreiff
Personal details
Born	(1927-04-20)20 April 1927 Liverpool, England
Died	15 January 2020(2020-01-15) (aged 92)
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican

Frederick Charles Darwent (20 April 1927 – 15 January 2020) was bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, from 1976 to 1991.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Liverpool, Darwent was educated at Ormskirk Grammar School. After military service in the Far East with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers he was ordained Deacon in 1961; and Priest in 1963.[3] He was a Curate in Wigan then held incumbencies in Strichen, New Pitsligo and Fraserburgh. He was made a Canon of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen in 1971; and was Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1973 to 1978. He was also a JP in Aberdeen from 1989 to 1996. He died in January 2020 at the age of 92.[4]

References

1. "Birthdays". London: The Independent. 20 April 1996. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
2. David M. Bertie (2000). Scottish episcopal clergy, 1689-2000. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 518. ISBN 978-0-567-08746-1. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 p238 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
4. ‘DARWENT, Rt Rev. Frederick Charles’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 21 Oct 2013

Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Ian Forbes Begg	Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney 1973–1978	Succeeded by Alexander Campbell Adamson
	Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney 1976–1991	Succeeded by Andrew Bruce Cameron