Harry Carpenter (bishop)

Harry James Carpenter (b. Liss 20 October 1901 – d. Oxford 24 May 1993) was an English bishop and theologian. He was warden of Keble College, Oxford (1939–1955) 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.

References

1. Diocesan website Archived 28 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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) ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory Lambeth: Church House (1976) ISBN (invalid) 0108153674, alternate version: ISBN 0-19-200008-X, OCLC 25885092, OCLC 59162245
6. The Independent obituary
7. "New home is 'no palace' | the Door". Archived from the original on 26 April 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2006.

External links

• Carpenter's appeal for new churches, March 1958
• Carpenter pictured in 1969

1. "Sir Jonathan Phillips elected new Warden of Keble".