- John Tyrrell Holmes Hare
John Tyrrell Holmes Hare was
Bishop of Bedford from 1968 to 1977. Born on24 November 1912 , he was educated atBrighton College [Who's Who 1970 London,A & C Black , 1971 ISBN 0713611405 ] andCorpus Christi College, Oxford . After a period of study atRipon College Cuddesdon he was ordained in 1937 and began his career with a curacy at "St Francis of Assisi,West Bromwich " [ [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/parish.php?p=20/192 Parish details] ] followed by a period asVicar of "St Matthias,Colindale ". In 1951 he began a long association with theBedford area, being successivelyRural Dean ,Archdeacon and then Suffragan Bishop. He died in post on25 October 1976 [Crockford's clerical directory Lambeth, Church House, ISBN 018153675] .Notes
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