John Austin (bishop), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Austin (bishop)

Bishop of Aston

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1939

Place of Birth: Surbiton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Aug-2007

Profession: priest

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About John Austin (bishop)

  • John Michael Austin (14 March 1939 – 17 August 2007) was the Bishop of Aston from 1992 to 2005, filling a post which had been vacant since the previous incumbent Colin Ogilvie Buchanan resigned in 1989.
  • After Austin the post again remained vacant for three years until the Diocese announced the appointment of Andrew Watson to fill the post In retirement, he served the Diocese of Leicester as stipendiary assistant bishop — called Assistant Bishop of Leicester — from 2005 until 2007.Austin was educated at Worksop College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford (proceeding Oxford Master of Arts {MA(Oxon)}).
  • He was ordained in 1965 and began his ordained ministry with a curacy at St John the Evangelist's East Dulwich.
  • He then held positions in Chicago and Walworth before becoming the Social Responsibility Adviser to the Diocese of St Albans.
  • Appointed the Director of the London Diocesan Board for Social Responsibility in 1984, he was a committed campaigner for social justice.

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