Bob Beak
Anglican bishop
About Bob Beak
Lived 1925 – 2018 (aged 92–93). Bob Beak was a British.
Robert Michael Cawthorn Beak OBE (1925 – 13 January 2018) was an Anglican bishop.
Beak trained at the London Bible College, was ordained deacon in 1953 and priest in 1954, serving his Title (curacy) at St John's Church, Tunbridge Wells, 1953–1955. Associated with the Bible Churchmen's Missionary Society 1955–1956 and 1984–1989, he spent 1956–1969 and 1984–1989 in Kenya. Between these stints, he was a parish priest in Devon. (and of Marwood, Devon from 1979), being also rural dean of Barnstaple (1977–1981) and a prebendary of Exeter Cathedral (1982–1984). in the Diocese of Mount Kenya East, Church of the Province of Kenya, where he remained until 1989. He brought development to Marsabit by planted churches and trained evangelists. Through Crosslinks, he oversaw feeding programmes and helped the Government distribute. For his work during the famine and in Kenya, he was later awarded the OBE.
He died on 13 January 2018 at the age of 92.
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Who was Bob Beak?
Anglican bishop (1925–2018)
When was Bob Beak born?
Bob Beak was born in 1925.
When did Bob Beak die?
Bob Beak died on 13 January 2018.
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Bob Beak was British.
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