The Right Reverend Derek Rawcliffe OBE | |
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Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway | |
Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Glasgow and Galloway |
Elected | 1980 |
In office | 1981–1991 |
Predecessor | Frederick Goldie |
Successor | John 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 | |
Ordination | 1945 by William Wilson Cash |
Consecration | 25 January 1974 by Allen Johnston |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 1 February 2011 Leeds, England | (aged 89)
Parents | James Alec, Gwendoline Rawcliffe |
Spouse |
Susan Speight
(m. 1977; died 1987) |
Education | Sir Thomas Rich's School |
Alma mater | Leeds 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]