Colin James (bishop)

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The Right Reverend

Colin James
Bishop of Winchester
Diocese Diocese of Winchester
In officeJune 1985 – April 1995
Predecessor John Taylor
Successor Michael Scott-Joynt
Other post(s) Bishop of Basingstoke (1973–1976/77)
Bishop of Wakefield (1976/77–1985)
Orders
Ordination1952 (deacon); 1953 (priest)
Consecration1973
Personal details
Born(1926-09-20)20 September 1926
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died10 December 2009(2009-12-10) (aged 83)
Winchester, Hampshire, England
NationalityBritish
Denomination Anglican
ParentsCharles and Gwenyth
Spouse
Sally Henshaw
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(m. 1962;died 2001)​
Children1 son, 2 daughters
ProfessionTelevision producer
Education Aldenham School
Alma mater King's College, Cambridge
Cuddesdon College

Colin Clement Walter James (20 September 1926 – 10 December 2009) was an Anglican bishop in the Church of England, successively suffragan Bishop of Basingstoke, then the Bishop of Winchester.

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Early life and education

James was born on 20 September 1926. [1] His father, Canon Charles Clement Hancock James, was also a Church of England clergyman. [2] He was educated at Aldenham School, an independent school in Hertfordshire, England. He studied modern history at King's College, Cambridge, and then trained for ordination at Cuddesdon Theological College. [1]

Ordained ministry

James was ordained a deacon at Trinitytide 1952 [3] and priest a year later, [4] both by William Wand, Bishop of London, at St Paul's Cathedral. [3] [4] His ordained ministry which began with a curacy at St Dunstan's, Stepney between 1952 and 1955. [1] After which he was a chaplain of Stowe School from 1955 to 1959. [5]

In 1959, he joined the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as a producer of religious programmes. [6] He was Religious Broadcasting Organizer for BBC South West from 1960 to 1967. [1] Then, his final appointment before being ordained to the episcopate, he was Vicar of St Peter's Church, Bournemouth from 1967 to 1973. [7]

Episcopal ministry

James was the first suffragan Bishop of Basingstoke in the Diocese of Winchester, beginning with his consecration as a bishop on 2 February 1973 at St Paul's Cathedral by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury. [8] He held his suffragan bishopric with a residentiary canonry of Winchester Cathedral. [1]

He was translated to become diocesan Bishop of Wakefield [9] and was enthroned at Wakefield Cathedral on 9 February 1977. [10] He was returned to the Diocese of Winchester as the diocesan Bishop of Winchester; [11] he was enthroned at Winchester Cathedral on 28 June 1985, [12] having been elected two weeks prior [12] and confirmed (officially becoming the Bishop) at some intervening point. He retired in April 1995. [13]

He died on 10 December 2009. [14]

Views

James was part of the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England, and was opposed to the ordination of women. He was not, however, a conservative in all matters, and supported the change to inclusive language in worship. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "James, Colin Clement Walter" . Who's Who . ukwhoswho.com. Vol. 1920–2014 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 18 October 2014.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ "The Right Rev Colin James: Bishop of Winchester, 1985 95". The Times. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Trinity ordinations: Province of Canterbury" . Church Times . No. 4662. 13 June 1952. p. 438. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 14 February 2016– via UK Press Online archives.
  4. 1 2 "Ordinations" . Church Times . No. 4714. 12 June 1953. p. 436. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 14 February 2016– via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory , 1995 (Lambeth, Church House ISBN   0-7151-8088-6)
  6. ↑ Debrett's People of Today 1992 (London, Debrett's) ISBN   1-870520-09-2)
  7. ↑ Now called Bournemouth Family Church Archived 15 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "(front page)" . Church Times . No. 5739. 9 February 1973. p. 1. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 18 October 2014– via UK Press Online archives.
  9. ↑ "Former Bishops of Wakefield and Pontefract". Diocese of Wakefield. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008.
  10. ↑ "Christians told of need" . Church Times . No. 5948. 11 February 1977. p. 20. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 14 February 2016– via UK Press Online archives.
  11. ↑ Diocese of Winchester Archived 22 July 2011 at archive.today
  12. 1 2 "USPG's new chairman" . Church Times . No. 6384. 21 June 1985. p. 3. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 18 October 2014– via UK Press Online archives.
  13. ↑ "A pair of slippers (press review)" . Church Times . No. 6894. 31 March 1995. p. 15. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 18 October 2014– via UK Press Online archives.
  14. 1 2 The Right Reverend Colin James, The Daily Telegraph , p. 29, 23 December 2009
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1973–1977		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Wakefield
1977–1985		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Winchester
1985–1995		Succeeded by
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