Roger Sainsbury (bishop)
Roger Sainsbury | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Barking | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| In office | 1991–2002 |
| Predecessor | James Roxburgh |
| Successor | David Hawkins |
| Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in Bath & Wells (from 2003 until his death) Archdeacon of West Ham (1988–1991) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1960 (deacon); 1961 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1991 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1936 |
| Died | 20 May 2025 (aged 88) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Frederick & Lillian |
| Spouse | Jennifer Carey (m. 1960) |
| Profession | Author |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
Roger Frederick Sainsbury (2 October 1936 – 20 May 2025) was an English Anglican bishop. He was the second area Bishop of Barking (the seventh Bishop of Barking) in the Church of England from 1991 to 2002.[1]
Biography
[edit]Sainsbury was born on 2 October 1936.[2] He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge[3] before beginning his ordained ministry as a curate at Christ Church, Spitalfields.[4] He was then "missioner" at Shrewsbury House, Liverpool,[5] Warden of the Mayflower Family Centre, Canning Town;[6] Vicar of Walsall;[7] and finally, before being ordained to the episcopate, the Archdeacon of West Ham. In retirement he served as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Bath and Wells, where he lived at Portishead, Somerset.[8]
Sainsbury died on 20 May 2025, at the age of 88.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Resignation details Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ”Debrett's People of Today 1992" (London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
- ^ ”Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
- ^ Friends of CCS
- ^ Organisation website
- ^ East of London FHS
- ^ “Crockford's clerical directory, 1995" (Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
- ^ "Sainsbury, Roger Frederick". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 25 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Deaths". Church Times. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
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