Alec Graham | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Newcastle | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Newcastle |
| In office | 1981–1997 |
| Predecessor | Ronald Bowlby |
| Successor | Martin Wharton |
| Other post(s) | honorary assistant bishop in Carlisle (1997–2021) Bishop of Bedford 1977–1981 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1956 |
| Consecration | 1977 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1929 |
| Died | 9 May 2021 (aged 91) Butterwick, Cumbria, England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford |
Andrew Alexander Kenny Graham[1] (7 August 1929 – 9 May 2021) was an English Anglican bishop.[2]
Graham was educated at Tonbridge School and St John's College, Oxford.[3] After studies at Ely Theological College he was ordained in 1956.[4] He was ordained in the Church of England: made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1955 (5 June) [5] and ordained a priest the Trinity following (27 May 1956), both times by George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, at Chichester Cathedral.[6] His first post was as a curate at Hove from where he moved to be a lecturer at Worcester College, Oxford. After time as warden of Lincoln Theological College he was appointed the Bishop of Bedford in 1977.[7] He was consecrated a bishop on 31 March 1977, by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey.[8]
With his nomination on 21 May and confirmation on 29 June 1981, he was translated to Bishop of Newcastle[9] where he stayed for sixteen years. In retirement he was an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Carlisle.
Graham died at his home in Butterwick, on 9 May 2021, at the age of 91.[10]