In office 1996–2004 Parents John Hawkins Consecration 1988 Role Bishop of Plymouth Predecessor Peter Coleman | Name Richard Hawkins Successor Bob Evens Denomination Anglican Diocese Diocese of Exeter | |
Other posts Honorary assistant bishop in Exeter (2005–present)
Bishop of Plymouth (1988–1996)
Archdeacon of Totnes (1981–1988) Ordination c. 1963 (deacon); c. 1964 (priest) Born 2 April 1939 (age 84) ( 1939-04-02 ) Spouse Valerie Herneman (m. 1966) Children 2 sons (1 d.); 2 daughters (1 d.) | ||
Alma mater Exeter College, Oxford | ||
Richard Stephen Hawkins (born 2 April 1939) is a bishop in the Church of England and currently a chapter canon of Exeter Cathedral.
Hawkins was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, and trained for ordination at St Stephen's House, Oxford. In his early ministry he was a team vicar in rural Devon and the city of Exeter. He was then Archdeacon of Totnes before being ordained to the episcopate as the suffragan Bishop of Plymouth in the Diocese of Exeter. He was later translated to Crediton in the same diocese.
Hawkins' father, John Hawkins, was the Archdeacon of Totnes.
References
Richard Hawkins (bishop) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA