Simon Barrington-Ward KCMG

Order of St Michael and St George

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 (born 1930) is a Church of England

Church of England

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 bishop.

Barrington-Ward is the son of a former editor of The Times

The Times

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, Robert McGowan Barrington-Ward and Margaret Adele Barrington-Ward. He was educated at Eton College

Eton College

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 and Magdalene College, Cambridge

Magdalene College, Cambridge

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, from which he graduated Bachelor of Arts

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 and Master of Arts

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. After service as a Pilot Officer

Pilot Officer

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 in the Royal Air Force

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, he taught at theological colleges before being ordained.

In 1985–97 he was the seventh Bishop of Coventry

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.

Barrington-Ward is now a bishop with pastoral care of the University of Cambridge

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, an honorary assistant bishop

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 in the Diocese of Ely

Diocese of Ely

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, honorary assistant chaplain

Chaplain

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 of Magdalene College (of which he has been an honorary fellow

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 since 1987) and a chaplain to the staff of Ridley Hall, Cambridge.

In the New Year Honours 2001 (published at the end of 2000) he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George

Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....

, having served as the Prelate of the Order. Following the custom for clergy in the Church of England he does not use the title of "Sir".