John Tiarks

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John Tiarks with his wife and parents, 1927

John Gerhard Tiarks (5 April 1903Template:Snd2 January 1974)[1] was an Anglican bishop whose ecclesiastical career spanned forty five years[2] in the mid twentieth century.

Educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge and ordained in 1927[3] — he was deaconed at Petertide 1926 (4 July)[4] and priested the next Trinity Sunday (12 June 1927), both times by Albert David, Bishop of Liverpool, at Liverpool Cathedral[5] — he began his career with a curacy at Christ Church Southport after which he was Vicar of Norris Green. He then held further incumbencies in Widnes and St Helens before becoming Provost of Bradford Cathedral. In 1962[6] he became Bishop of Chelmsford,[7] a post he held for nine years.[8] He was consecrated a bishop on 24 February 1962 by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey;[9] he was second-cousin to Geoffrey Tiarks (Bishop of Maidstone, 1969–1976).[10][11]

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  1. ↑ Obituary Bishop Tiarks, The Times, 5 January 1974; p. 12; Issue 58980; col G
  2. ↑ “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 Template:ISBN
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 Template:ISBN
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  7. ↑ The Times, Thursday, 1 March 1962; p. 14; Issue 55328; col B New Bishop of Chelmsford
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Provost of Bradford
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Bishop of Chelmsford
1962–1971 Template:S-ttl/check
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