In office 1991–1998 Alma mater Kingston University Denomination Anglican Successor Tom Butler | Name Roy Williamson Predecessor Ronald Bowlby Role Bishop of Bradford Consecration 1984 | |
Other posts Bishop of Bradford
1984–1991
Archdeacon of Nottingham
1978–1984 Born 18 December 1932 (age 91) ( 1932-12-18 ) Diocese Anglican Diocese of Southwark | ||
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Robert Kerr "Roy" Williamson (born 18 December 1932) was the seventh Bishop of Bradford from 1984 until 1991, who was then translated to Southwark where he served until his retirement seven years later.
Williamson was educated at Kingston Polytechnic and Oak Hill Theological College, his first post after ordination was as a curate at Crowborough Parish Church. He then held incumbencies at St Paul, Hyson Green, Nottingham and St Ann with Emmanuel, in the same city before being appointed Archdeacon of Nottingham in 1978, his last post before elevation to the Episcopate.
On 11 February 2017, Williamson was one of fourteen retired bishops to sign an open letter to the then-serving bishops of the Church of England. In an unprecedented move, they expressed their opposition to the House of Bishops' report to General Synod on sexuality, which recommended no change to the Church's canons or practises around sexuality. By 13 February, a serving bishop (Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham) and nine further retired bishops had added their signatures; on 15 February, the report was rejected by synod.