Graham Foley

The Rt Revd Graham Foley
Bishop of Reading
Diocese	Diocese of Oxford
In office	1982–1989
Predecessor	Eric Wild
Successor	John Bone
Other post(s)	Area bishop of Reading (1984–1989) Honorary assistant bishop in York (1989–2007)
Orders
Ordination	c. 1950 (deacon); 1951 (priest)
Consecration	1982
Personal details
Born	(1923-06-13)13 June 1923 Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England
Died	30 July 2017(2017-07-30) (aged 94)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Theodore & Cessan Page
Spouse	Florence Redman (m. 1944)
Children	2 sons; 2 daughters
Alma mater	King's College London

Ronald Graham Gregory Foley (13 June 1923 – 30 July 2017)[1] was an Anglican clergyman who was Bishop of Reading from 1982[2] to 1989 and the first area bishop under Oxford diocese's 1984 area scheme.[3]

Foley was educated at Wakefield Grammar, King Edward VI Aston[4] and King's College London. Ordained in 1951, he began his career with a curacy at South Shore, Blackpool[5] after which he was Vicar of St Luke, Blackburn. In 1960, he became Director of Education for the Diocese of Durham followed by a decade at Leeds Parish Church and his final appointment (before his elevation to the episcopate) was as a chaplain to Elizabeth II. In retirement he has served the Church as an honorary assistant bishop within the Diocese of York[6] – he lives in the diocese 'til his death, but his commission as a bishop there reportedly ended in 2007. Foley died in July 2017 at the age of 94.[7]

References

1. Foley, Rt Rev. (Ronald) Graham (Gregory), (13 June 1923–30 July 2017), appointed Bishop Suffragan of Reading, 1982, Area Bishop, 1985, retired 1989; Assistant Bishop, Diocese of York, 1989–2007
2. The Times, Wednesday, 13 January 1982; p. 10; Issue 61130; col D New Bishop of Reading
3. "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
4. ‘FOLEY, Rt Rev. (Ronald) Graham (Gregory)’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [1], accessed 4 July 2012
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory, 2008/2009, Lambeth, Church House Publishing, ISBN 9780715110300
6. Diocese of York Prayer Calendar
7. Rev Graham Foley, former Vicar of Leeds and Bishop of Reading^[permanent dead link‍]

Church of England titles
Preceded by Eric Wild	Bishop of Reading 1982–1989	Succeeded by John Bone