Keith Arnold (bishop)
Keith Appleby Arnold (1 October 1926 – 17 January 2021) was an English Anglican clergyman who served as the inaugural Bishop of Warwick from 1980 to 1990.
Keith Arnold MA(Cantab) | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Warwick | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Coventry |
| In office | 1980–1990 |
| Successor | Clive Handford |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Oxford (1996–2021) Honorary assistant bishop in Newcastle (1991–1996) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1952 (deacon); c. 1953 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1980 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1926 |
| Died | 17 January 2021 (aged 94) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Dr Frederick Holt and Alice Holt |
| Spouse | Deborah Glenwright (m. 1955) |
| Children | 2; 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
He was educated at Winchester College[1] and Trinity College, Cambridge. After World War II service in the Coldstream Guards he was ordained in 1952 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Haltwhistle. From here he was successively Rector of St John's, Edinburgh,[2] Kirkby Lonsdale and Vicar of Hemel Hempstead before he ascended to the Episcopate.
Arnold died in January 2021 at the age of 94.[3]
References
- Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- “Scottish episcopal clergy, 1689-2000” Bertie,DM: Edinburgh T & T Clark, 2000 ISBN 0-567-08746-8
- St. Mary's Weekly Newsletter
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| New title | Bishop of Warwick 1980–1990 |
Succeeded by Clive Handford |
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