Edwin Barnes facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Reverend Monsignor Edwin Barnes |
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Barnes in 2005
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church (since 2011) Church of England (before 2011) |
| In Office | 1995 to 2001 |
| Successor | Keith Newton |
| Other posts | Principal of St Stephen's House, Oxford (1987–1995) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 12 June 1960 (Anglican deacon) 28 May 1961 (Anglican priest) 11 February 2011 (Roman Catholic deacon) 5 March 2011 (Roman Catholic priest) |
| Consecration | 20 July 1995 (Anglican) by George Carey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1935 |
| Died | 6 February 2019 (aged 84) |
| Education | Plymouth College |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Oxford Cuddesdon College |
Edwin Ronald Barnes (6 February 1935 – 6 February 2019) was a British Roman Catholic priest and a former Church of England bishop. He was the Anglican Bishop of Richborough from 1995 to 2001 and was also formerly the president of the Church Union.
Anglican ministry
Barnes was educated at Plymouth College and Pembroke College, Oxford. He began his ministry with a curacy at St Mark's North End, Portsmouth. After this he held incumbencies at Farncombe and Hessle. In 1987 he became Principal of St Stephen's House, Oxford, an Anglican theological college. He was made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1960 (12 June) and ordained a priest the next Trinity Sunday (28 May 1961), both times by John Phillips, Anglican Bishop of Portsmouth, at Portsmouth Cathedral. In 1995 he was chosen to be the first Bishop of Richborough, a provincial episcopal visitor in the Province of Canterbury, and consecrated a bishop at Westminster Abbey on 20 July 1995. He retired in 2001.
Illness and Death
Barnes died on 6 February 2019 on his 84th birthday, following a short illness.
See also
In Spanish: Edwin Barnes para niños
