Harry Carpenter (bishop)

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Harry James Carpenter (20 October 1901 in Liss – 24 May 1993 in Oxford) was an English bishop and theologian. He was warden of Keble College, Oxford (1939–1956) and then 37th Bishop of Oxford[1] (1955[2]–1970[3]).

Carpenter was educated at Churcher's College and Queens' College, Cambridge;[4] and ordained after studying at Cuddesdon College in 1928.[5] His first post was a curacy in Leatherhead.[6]

Carpenter married Urith Monica Trevelyan, a teacher. Their son was the biographer, writer and radio broadcaster, Humphrey Carpenter.

From 1962 to 1970, Carpenter he lived in the village of Cuddesdon, where there had historically been a bishop's palace, but his successors found this impractical and in 1978 the bishops reverted to living within the city.[7] He initiated the ecumenical discussions which eventually resulted in the building of the Church of Christ the Cornerstone in Milton Keynes.

There is a parish school named after Carpenter in the Oxfordshire village of North Newington.

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  1. Diocesan website Template:Webarchive
  2. "Bishop Of Oxford Nominated", The Times (London, England), 8 December 1954, p. 8.
  3. "News in Brief", The Times (London, England), 12 September 1970, p. 14.
  4. Who was Who 1897–2007 London: A & C Black (1991) Template:ISBN
  5. Crockford's Clerical Directory Lambeth: Church House (1976) ISBN (invalid) 0108153674, alternate version: Template:ISBN, Template:Catalog lookup link, Template:Catalog lookup link
  6. The Independent obituary
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