Simon Barrington-Ward, bishop
Simon Barrington-Ward, a bishop in the Church of England, died on 11 April 2020 after suffering from coronavirus. He was 89.
Barrington-Ward was the son of Robert Barrington-Ward, who served as editor of The Times, and Margaret Adele Barrington-Ward. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalene College, Cambridge, from which he graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA), and Cambridge Master of Arts (MA Cantab.). After service as a Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force, he taught at theological colleges before being ordained: he was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1956 (30 September), by Gordon Walsh, Assistant Bishop of Ely, at Ely Cathedral and ordained priest the following year.
He was the General Secretary of Church Missionary Society (CMS), from 1975 to 1985. From 1985 to 1997, he served...