John Armstrong CB OBE (4 October 1905 – 30 December 1992) was an Anglican bishop. He was the fourth Bishop of Bermuda.[1]
Early life and education
He was educated at Durham School, then an all-boys Private school in Durham, County Durham, England.[2] He trained for ordination at St Francis College, a theological college in Nundah, Queensland, and completed a Licentiate in Theology (ThL) at the Australian College of Theology.[3]
Ordained ministry
Armstrong was ordained as a deacon in 1932 (in the Diocese of Goulburn, Australia)[4] and as a priest in 1933.[3] He was a naval chaplain in the Royal Navy for 28 years.[5] He eventually rose to be Chaplain of the Fleet, serving from 1960 to 1963.[6] He retired from the Royal Navy on 15 March 1963.[7]
In 1963, Armstrong was appointed to the episcopate;[8] he was the first Chaplain of the Fleet to proceed directly to the episcopate after leaving office.[5] On 25 March 1963, he was consecrated a bishop by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, during a service at Westminster Abbey.[5][9]
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