Church Church of England Role Bishop of Bermuda In office 1963 to 1970 Died December 30, 1992 | Education Durham School Consecration March 25, 1963 Name John Armstrong Other posts Royal Navy | |
Ordination 1932 (deacon)
1933 (priest) Born 4 October 1905 ( 1905-10-04 ) Alma mater Australian College of Theology | ||
John Armstrong (4 October 1905 – 30 December 1992) was an Anglican bishop. He was the fourth Bishop of Bermuda.
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Early life and education
He was educated at Durham School, then an all-boys Independent school in Durham, County Durham, England. He trained for ordination at St Francis College, a theological college in Nundah, Queensland, and completed a Licentiate in Theology (ThL) at the Australian College of Theology.
Ordained ministry
Armstrong was ordained as a deacon in 1932 and as a priest in 1933. He was a military chaplain in the Royal Navy for 28 years. He eventually rose to be Chaplain of the Fleet, serving from 1960 to 1963. He retied from the Royal Navy on 15 March 1963.
In 1963, Armstrong was appointed to the episcopate; he was the first Chaplain of the Fleet to proceed directly to the episcopate after leaving office. On 25 March 1963, he was consecrated a bishop by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, during a service at Westminster Abbey.