Alan Smithson
Religious Leader
1936 –
Who is Alan Smithson?
Alan Smithson was Bishop of Jarrow from 1990 to 2001.
He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and Queen's College, Oxford before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Christ Church, Skipton after which he was Chaplain at his old college. Following this he was Vicar of Bracknell and later a Canon Residentiary at Carlisle Cathedral before being elevated to the Episcopate. In retirement he served the Diocese of Edinburgh as an Assistant Bishop. He was also National Chaplain to the Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade from 1992-2006 where he was much loved.
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- Born
- Dec 1, 1936
Bradford - Education
- The Queen's College, Oxford
- Died
- Apr 30, 2024
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on July 23, 2013
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