Derek Rawcliffe

The Right Reverend

Derek Rawcliffe

OBE
Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseGlasgow and Galloway
Elected1980
In office1981–1991
PredecessorFrederick Goldie
SuccessorJohn Taylor
Other post(s)Assistant Bishop of Ripon (1991-1996)
Previous post(s)Archdeacon of Southern Melanesia
Assistant Bishop of Melanesia (1974-1975)
Bishop of the New Hebrides (1975-1980)
Orders
Ordination1945
by William Wilson Cash
Consecration25 January 1974
by Allen Johnston
Personal details
Born(1921-07-08)8 July 1921
Died1 February 2011(2011-02-01) (aged 89)
Leeds, England
ParentsJames Alec, Gwendoline Rawcliffe
Spouse
Susan Speight
(m. 1977; died 1987)
EducationSir Thomas Rich's School
Alma materLeeds University

Derek Alec Rawcliffe OBE (8 July 1921 – 1 February 2011) was an English Anglican bishop and author. He served as the Bishop of the New Hebrides[1] and the Scottish Episcopal Church's Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.[2]

  1. ^ Melanesian Anglican
  2. ^ Amongst other books he wrote The Meaning of it All is Love (2000), Seasons of the Spirit (2003), Pilgrimage to Melanesia (2005) and Gethsemane to Calvary (2006). British Library website accessed 18:05GMT 20 December 2010