Simon Burrows

The Right Reverend Simon Burrows
Bishop of Buckingham
Diocese	Oxford
In office	1974–1994
Predecessor	Christopher Pepys
Successor	Colin Bennetts
Other post(s)	Area bishop of Buckingham (1984–1994) Honorary assistant bishop in Winchester (1994–2015)
Orders
Ordination	1954 (deacon); 1955 (priest)
Consecration	1974
Personal details
Born	(1928-11-08)8 November 1928
Died	5 August 2015(2015-08-05) (aged 86)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Hedley & Joan Lovett
Spouse	Janet Woodd (m. 1960)
Children	2 sons; 3 daughters
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge

Simon Hedley Burrows (8 November 1928 – 5 August 2015) was the Bishop of Buckingham from 1974 to 1994 and the first area bishop under the diocesan area scheme of 1984.[1]

Early life

Burrows was born on 8 November 1928. He was the grandson of Leonard Burrows (Bishop of Sheffield) and Neville Lovett (Bishop of Salisbury)[2] and son of Hedley Burrows (Dean of Hereford).[3] He was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge.

Ordained ministry

He was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1954 (26 September), by Cyril Easthaugh, Bishop of Kensington,[4] and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (25 September 1955), by William Wand, Bishop of London — both times at St Paul's Cathedral.[5] He served his curacy at St John's Wood, after which he was Chaplain of Jesus College, Cambridge.[6] Following this he was Vicar of Wyken and then (his final appointment before his ordination to the episcopate)[7] of Holy Trinity Fareham.[8] He was consecrated a bishop on 18 October 1974 by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey.[9]

In retirement he continued to serve as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Winchester for some time.

Death

He died on 5 August 2015 due to illness.[10]

References

1. Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
2. ‘BURROWS, Very Rev. Hedley Robert’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007 [1], accessed 30 June 2012
3. ‘BURROWS, Rt Rev. Simon Hedley’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [2], accessed 30 June 2012
4. "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 4782. 1 October 1954. p. 743. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
5. "Michaelmas ordinations". Church Times. No. 4835. 7 October 1955. p. 12. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
6. “Crockford's clerical directory, 1995” (Lambeth,Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
7. ”Debrett's People of Today 1992” (London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
8. Parish Web Site
9. "picture caption". Church Times. No. 5828. 25 October 1974. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
10. BURROWS

Church of England titles
Preceded by Christopher Pepys	Bishop of Buckingham 1974–1994	Succeeded by Colin Bennetts