In office 2014–present Name Richard Frith Nationality British Consecration 1998 | Spouse Kay (2006–present) Parents Roger Frith | |
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Born 8 April 1949 (age 75) ( 1949-04-08 ) | ||
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Richard Michael Cockayne Frith (born 8 April 1949) is a British Anglican bishop. He is the current Bishop of Hereford and a former Bishop of Hull.
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- Early life
- Ordained ministry
- Personal life
- Styles
- References
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Early life
Frith was born into a clerical family on 8 April 1949; his father was Roger Cokayne Frith, sometime canon and Vicar of Feltwell. He was educated at Marlborough College and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He undertook training for ministry at St John's College, Nottingham.
Ordained ministry
Frith was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1974 (6 October) and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (28 September 1975), both times by Mervyn Stockwood, Bishop of Southwark, at Southwark Cathedral. He began his ordained ministry as a curate in Mortlake, after which he was Vicar of Thamesmead. Following this he was Rector of Keynsham. Finally, before his ordination to the episcopate, he was the Archdeacon of Taunton from 1992.
Frith is also a trustee of maritime welfare charity the Mission to Seafarers.
On 16 July 2014, it was announced that Frith was to become the next Bishop of Hereford. His canonical election was confirmed on 17 October 2014 and he was installed 22 November 2014 in Hereford Cathedral.
Personal life
Frith was married first from 1975 until 2000, having four children, and remarried in 2006.