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{{Short description|British bishop (1802–95)}}

{{Short description|British bishop (1802–95)}}

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{{Short description|Bishop of Chichester; Bishop of Whitby; Canon at St Paul’s}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox Christian leader

{{Infobox Christian leader

| honorific_prefix = [[The Right Reverend]]

| honorific_prefix = [[The Right Reverend]]

| name = Richard Durnford

| name = Richard Durnford

| honorific_suffix =

| honorific_suffix =

| image = Bp Richard Durnford.jpg

| image = Bp Richard Durnford.jpg

| caption =

| caption =

| title = [[Bishop of Chichester]]

| title = [[Bishop of Chichester]]

| church = [[Church of England]]

| church = [[Church of England]]

| diocese = [[Diocese of Chichester|Chichester]]

| diocese = [[Diocese of Chichester|Chichester]]

| term_start = 1870

| term_start = 1870

| term_end = 1895

| term_end = 1895

| predecessor = [[Ashurst Gilbert]]

| predecessor = [[Ashurst Gilbert]]

| successor = [[Ernest Wilberforce]]

| successor = [[Ernest Wilberforce]]

| other_post = [[Archdeacon of Manchester]]

| other_post = [[Archdeacon of Manchester]]

<!———- Orders ———->| ordination =

<!———- Orders ———->

| ordination =

| consecration =

| consecration =

| consecrated_by = <!———- Personal details ———->

| consecrated_by = <!———- Personal details ———->

| birth_date = 3 November 1802

| birth_date = 3 November 1802

| death_date = 14 October 1895

| death_date = 14 October 1895

| nationality = [[British people|British]]

| nationality = [[British people|British]]

| residence = The Palace, Chichester

| residence = The Palace, Chichester

| religion = [[Anglicanism|Anglican]]

| religion = [[Anglicanism|Anglican]]

| alma_mater = [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]

| alma_mater = [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]

| children = {{plainlist|

| children = {{plainlist|

*[[Richard Durnford Jr.]]

*[[Richard Durnford Jr.]]

* Sir Walter Durnford}}

* Sir Walter Durnford

}}

}}

}}

”’Richard Durnford”’ (3 November 1802 &ndash; 14 October 1895) was the [[Bishop of Chichester]] from 1870<ref name=”times1870″ /> to 1895.<ref name=”times1895″ />

”’Richard Durnford”’ (3 November 1802 14 October 1895) was the [[Bishop of Chichester]] from 1870<ref name=”times1870″ /> to 1895.<ref name=”times1895″ />

==Biography==

==Biography==

[[File:Richard Durnford memorial.jpg|alt=Massive granite and freestone monument, with a richly decorated canopy, commemorating Bishop Richard Durnford in Chichester Cathedral|thumb|left|Memorial to Bishop Richard Durnford in Chichester Cathedral]]

[[File:Richard Durnford memorial.jpg|alt=Massive granite and freestone monument, with a richly decorated canopy, commemorating Bishop Richard Durnford in Chichester Cathedral|thumb|left|Memorial to Bishop Richard Durnford in Chichester Cathedral]]

British bishop (1802–95)

Richard Durnford (3 November 1802 – 14 October 1895) was the Bishop of Chichester from 1870^[1] to 1895.^[2]

Biography

He was born in Newbury, Berkshire, into an ecclesiastical family (his father was also named Richard Dunford).^[3] He was educated at Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford,^[4] and ordained in 1831.

Durnford took a position as tutor to Edward Vernon Harbord, for which he was recommended by Stephen Lushington. With a presentation from Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield, he was then from 1835 rector of Middleton, Lancashire.^[5] He became its rural dean.

In 1840 he married Emma, the daughter of his old Eton headmaster, John Keate. He had two sons, Richard Durnford Jr., former secretary of the Charity Commission, and Sir Walter Durnford.

In 1867 he became Archdeacon of Manchester and in the following year canon residentiary at Manchester Cathedral. In 1870 he was elevated to the episcopate of Chichester.

He died in Basel. His body was brought back to Chichester Cathedral for a funeral service, and then interred at Westhampnett.^[4]

Durnford House at Brighton College was named after him. The Durnford House at Eton is named after his brother, Francis Edward Durnford, who taught there from 1839 to 1877.

Notes

External links

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