Ian Ramsey

The Right Reverend Ian Ramsey
Bishop of Durham
Ramsey robed as a bishop
Diocese	Diocese of Durham
In office	1966–1972
Predecessor	Maurice Harland
Successor	John Habgood
Other post(s)	Chaplain, Christ's College, Cambridge (1943–1949) Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion (1951–1966) Chaplain & Sub-Prelate, Order of St John (1969–?)
Orders
Ordination	1940 (deacon) c. 1941 (priest)
Consecration	1 November 1966, York Minster
Personal details
Born	(1915-01-31)31 January 1915 Kearsley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Died	6 October 1972(1972-10-06) (aged 57) Marylebone, Greater London, UK
Buried	Auckland Castle (ashes)[1]
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	Auckland Castle (as Bishop of Durham)
Parents	Arthur & Mary
Spouse	Margaret née McKay (m. 1943)
Children	2 sons
Profession	scholar: philosophy of religion, science and religion, theology
Alma mater	Christ's College, Cambridge

Ian Thomas Ramsey (31 January 1915 – 6 October 1972) was a British Anglican bishop and academic. He was Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Oxford, and Bishop of Durham from 1966 until his death in 1972. He wrote extensively on the problem of religious language, Christian ethics, the relationship between science and religion, and Christian apologetics. As a result, he became convinced that a permanent centre was needed for enquiry into these inter-disciplinary areas; and in 1985 the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion at the University of Oxford was set up to promote discussion on the problems raised for theology and ethics by developments in science, technology and medicine.