Kenneth Albert Newing
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Kenneth Albert Newing was the Anglican Bishop of Plymouth
from 1982 to 1988. Born on 29 August 1923, he was educated at Dover Grammar School for Boys
and Selwyn College, Cambridge
. After a period of study at The College of the Resurrection, Mirfield
he was ordained in 1955 and began his career with a curacy
at Plymstock
followed by a long period as Rector
of Plympton St Maurice
. In 1978 he became the Archdeacon of Plymouth and four years later its Suffragan Bishop
. On resigning from the episcopate he joined the Anglican Benedictine community at Elmore Abbey.
Bishop of Plymouth (Anglican)
The Anglican Bishop of Plymouth is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the city of Plymouth in Devon....
from 1982 to 1988. Born on 29 August 1923, he was educated at Dover Grammar School for Boys
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Dover Grammar School for Boys is a selective secondary school located in Dover, United Kingdom. The school is situated next to Astor College for the Arts, which is a non-selective school. It has a strong sporting rivalry with Astor and Sir Roger Manwood's School, a selective Grammar school in...
and Selwyn College, Cambridge
Selwyn College, Cambridge
Selwyn College is a constituent college in the University of Cambridge in England, United Kingdom.The college was founded by the Selwyn Memorial Committee in memory of the Rt Reverend George Selwyn , who rowed on the Cambridge crew in the first Varsity Boat Race in 1829, and went on to become the...
. After a period of study at The College of the Resurrection, Mirfield
College of the Resurrection
The College of the Resurrection, popularly known as Mirfield, is an Anglo-Catholic theological college of the Church of England at Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England, founded in 1903. The college has close links to the Community of the Resurrection...
he was ordained in 1955 and began his career with a curacy
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at Plymstock
Plymstock
Plymstock is a civil parish and commuter suburb of Plymouth in the English county of Devon.The earliest surviving documentary reference to the place is as Plemestocha in the Domesday Book and its name is derived from Old English meaning either "outlying farm with a plum-tree" or, if it is short for...
followed by a long period as Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of Plympton St Maurice
Plympton
Plympton, or Plympton Maurice or Plympton St Maurice or Plympton St Mary or Plympton Erle, in south-western Devon, England is an ancient stannary town: an important trading centre in the past for locally mined tin, and a former seaport...
. In 1978 he became the Archdeacon of Plymouth and four years later its Suffragan Bishop
Bishop of Plymouth (Anglican)
The Anglican Bishop of Plymouth is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the city of Plymouth in Devon....
. On resigning from the episcopate he joined the Anglican Benedictine community at Elmore Abbey.