John Cavell (bishop)


John Cavell
Bishop of Southampton
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Winchester
In office1972–1984
PredecessorKenneth Lamplugh
SuccessorDavid Cartwright
Other post(s)Bishop to HM Prisons and Borstals (1975–1985)
Honorary assistant bishop in Salisbury (1988–2010)
Orders
OrdinationMay 1940 (deacon); 11 June 1941 (priest)
ConsecrationFebruary 1972
Personal details
Born(1916-11-04)4 November 1916
Died19 May 2017(2017-05-19) (aged 100)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsWilliam & Edith Warner
SpouseMary Penman (m. 1942; d. 1988)
Children1 daughter
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge

John Kingsmill Cavell (4 November 1916 – 19 May 2017) was a British Anglican bishop. From 1972 to 1984, he was the ninth Bishop of Southampton, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Winchester.[1]

  1. ^ Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black; ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8