Roy Williamson (bishop)

Bishop of Southwark; Bishop of Bradford
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IntroBishop of Southwark; Bishop of Bradford
A.K.A.Robert Williamson Robert Kerr Williamson
A.K.A.Robert Williamson Robert Kerr Williamson
PlacesUnited Kingdom
isPriest
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Birth18 December 1932
Age92 years
The details

Biography

Robert Kerr "Roy" Williamson (born 18 December 1932) was the seventh Bishop of Bradford from 1984 until 1991, who was then translated to Southwark where he served until his retirement seven years later.
Williamson was educated at Kingston Polytechnic and Oak Hill Theological College, his first post after ordination was as a curate at Crowborough Parish Church. He then held incumbencies at St Paul, Hyson Green, Nottingham and St Ann with Emmanuel, in the same city before being appointed Archdeacon of Nottingham in 1978, his last post before elevation to the Episcopate.

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