This article is about the bishop. For other uses, see
John Bone .
John Frank Ewan Bone (28 August 1930 – 5 July 2014) was the area Bishop of Reading (Church of England) from 1989 until 1996.[ 1] [ 2]
He was educated at Monkton Combe School and St Peter's College, Oxford (gaining an Oxford Master of Arts {MA Oxon}) before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Gabriel's, Warwick Square [ 3] incumbencies at Datchet and Slough he was appointed Rural Dean of Burnham [ 4] episcopacy ) Archdeacon of Buckingham .[ 5]
He died in 2014:[ 6] Church Times obituary stated that he was
"a great example of the quiet, reliable bishop who was trusted by many, worked hard, and never sought the limelight.[ 7]
References
^ ‘BONE, Rt Rev. John Frank Ewan’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [1] , accessed 3 July 2012
^ ”Debrett's People of Today 1992” (London, Debrett's ) ISBN 1-870520-09-2 )
^ Church web site ^ "Obituary:Self effacing Bishop of Reading who was known for his meticulous attention to detail and unassuming godliness" The Times Issue no 71,346 dated 5 November 2014
^ “Crockford's clerical directory , 1995” (Lambeth,Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6 )
^ BONE The Rt. Rev. John F.E ^ Post dated: 22 Aug 2014
