Ronald Bowlby


Ronald Bowlby
Bishop of Southwark
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseSouthwark
In office14 December 1980–1991
PredecessorMervyn Stockwood
SuccessorRoy Williamson
Other post(s)Bishop of Newcastle
1972–1980
Honorary assistant bishop in Worcester[1] (1991–2019)
Orders
Consecration6 January 1973
Personal details
Born(1926-08-16)16 August 1926
Died21 December 2019(2019-12-21) (aged 93)
DenominationAnglican
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford

Ronald Oliver Bowlby (16 August 1926 – 21 December 2019), also known as Ronnie Bowlby, was a British Anglican bishop. He was the ninth Bishop of Newcastle from 1973 until 1980.[2][3] He was then translated to Southwark where he served until his retirement eleven years later in 1991.[4] He was "a leading advocate for the ordination of women".[5]

  1. ^ Birmingham Post – Give us this day our new daily prayer
  2. ^ "Debrett's People of Today 1992" (London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
  3. ^ The Times, Wednesday, Feb 07, 1973; pg. 18; Issue 58701; col A Court Circular
  4. ^ "Stockwood successor is appointed", The Times, 23 July 1980, p. 16.
  5. ^ Obituary in the Daily Telegraph, 1 January 2020, p. 31.