About Frederick Darwent
Lived 1927 – 2020 (aged 92). Frederick Darwent was an Irish anglican priest.
Frederick Charles Darwent (20 April 1927 – 15 January 2020) was bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, from 1976 to 1991.
Biography Born in Liverpool, Darwent was educated at Ormskirk Grammar School. After military service in the Far East with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers he was ordained Deacon in 1961; and Priest in 1963. He was a Curate in Wigan then held incumbencies in Strichen, New Pitsligo and Fraserburgh. He was made a Canon of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen in 1971; and was Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1973 to 1978. He was also a JP in Aberdeen from 1989 to 1996. He died in January 2020 at the age of 92.
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Who was Frederick Darwent?
Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney (1927-2020)
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Frederick Darwent was born on 20 April 1927 in Liverpool.
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Frederick Darwent died on 15 January 2020.
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Frederick Darwent was an anglican priest.
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Frederick Darwent was Irish.
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