John Howe (bishop)

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The Right Reverend

John Howe
Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseSt Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
In office1955–1969
PredecessorBrian Burrowes
SuccessorMichael Hare Duke
Other postExecutive Officer of the Anglican Communion/Secretary General, Anglican Consultative Council (1969–1982)
Orders
Ordination1943 (deacon)
1944 (priest)
Consecration1955
Personal details
Born(1920-07-14)14 July 1920
Died26 April 2001(2001-04-26) (aged 80)
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
Alma materDurham University

John William Alexander Howe (14 July 1920 – 26 April 2001) was an Anglican bishop, who served as the eighth Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, and became the Secretary-General of the Anglican Consultative Council.

Education

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Born in Goodmayes on 14 July 1920[1] he was educated at Westcliff High School for Boys and Durham University, where he was President of the Durham Union from the Michaelmas term 1942 to the Easter term 1943.[2]

Career

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He was ordained deacon in 1943, and priest in 1944,[3] and began his ecclesiastical career as a curate at All Saints, Scarborough.[4] He was chaplain at Adisadel College Gold Coast and then Vice-Principal of Edinburgh Theological College.

In 1955 he was elected to the episcopate, as Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane in the Scottish Episcopal Church. He resigned the see in 1969[5] in order to take up a senior position in London as Executive Officer of the Anglican Communion on 1 May 1969.[6] In that role, Howe was part of establishing the permanent Anglican Consultative Council.[7] In the process, the post of Executive Officer was ended, but at the first meeting of the ACC in 1971, Howe was elected to become the first Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council, a substantially similar role[8] in which he served until 31 December 1982.[9]

Death

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He died on 26 April 2001, aged 80. [where?][10]

References

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  4. ^ Church details
  5. ^ The Times, Thursday, 9 January 1969; p. 10; Issue 57454; col B Church News
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  10. ^ Obituary, Independent.co.uk; accessed 20 June 2015.

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