Neville Welch was the inaugural Bishop of Bradwell

Bishop of Bradwell

The Bishop of Bradwell is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford, in the Province of Canterbury, England...

 from 1968 to 1973. Born on 30 April 1906 he was educated at Dean Close School, Cheltenham

Dean Close School

Dean Close School is a co-educational independent school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The school is divided into pre-prep, preparatory and senior schools located on separate but adjacent sites outside Cheltenham town centre, occupying the largest private land area in the town...

 and Keble College, Oxford

Keble College, Oxford

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 and studied for ordination

Ordination

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 at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford

Wycliffe Hall, Oxford

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  before a curacy

Curate

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 in Kidderminster

Kidderminster

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. From 1934 he was Secretary

Secretary

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 to the Mission to Seamen. Following this he was Vicar

Vicar

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 of Grays

Grays

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 then Ilford

Ilford

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; Rural Dean

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 of Barking

Barking

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; and finally, before his elevation to the Episcopate, Archdeacon of Southend. He retired to Witham

Witham

Witham is a town in the county of Essex, in the south east of England with a population of 22,500. It is part of the District of Braintree and is twinned with the town of Waldbröl, Germany. Witham stands between the larger towns of Chelmsford and Colchester...

 and died on 3 February 1999.