Douglas Sargent

Who was Douglas Sargent?

Douglas Noel Sargent was the third Bishop of Selby. He was educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys, King's College, Cambridge and the London College of Divinity; and ordained in 1932. His first post was as Curate at Willian, Hertfordshire. Subsequently he embarked on a long spell as a missionary in Sichuan Province at West China Union University. From 1961 until 1962 he was principal of the Church Mission Society when he was elevated to the episcopate, a post he held until his retirement to York.