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{{Portal|Anglicanism}} The Rt. Rev.'''Arthur Grom Parham''' [[Military Cross|MC]]<ref>[http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp75382 NPG details]</ref> (25 June 1883<ref>[[Who's Who|Who was Who]]1897-2007: London, [[A & C Black]], 2008 ISBN ISBN 9780199540877</ref> &ndash;10 January 1961<ref>''Obituary- Rt Rev AG Parham'' [[The Times]] Tuesday, 10 Jan 1961; pg. 10; Issue 54975; col F</ref>) was the [[Anglican]] [[Bishop of Reading]]<ref>''[[The Times]]'', Monday, 1 Jun 1942; pg. 6; Issue 49250; col C ''Ecclesiastical News: Consecration of the Bishop of Reading''</ref> from 1942 until 1954. He was educated at [[Magdalen College School, Oxford]] then [[Exeter College, Oxford|Exeter College in the same city]] and [[ordained]] in 1910.
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| title = [[Bishop of Reading]]
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| diocese = [[Diocese of Oxford]]
| term = 1942–1954
| predecessor = ''abeyance''
| successor = [[Eric Knell]]
| other_post = [[Vicar]] of [[Reading Minster|{{nowrap|St Mary's,}} Reading]] {{nowrap|(1926–1946)}}<br />[[Archdeacon of Berkshire]] {{nowrap|(1942–1954)}}
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| ordination = 1909 (deacon); 1910 (priest)
| ordained_by = [[John Harmer (bishop)|John Harmer]] (deacon)
| consecration = 1942
| consecrated_by = [[Cosmo Lang]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1883|6|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Highbury]], [[Middlesex]],<!--as was--> {{nowrap|[[United Kingdom]]}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1961|1|8|1883|6|25|df=y}}
| death_place = {{nowrap|[[Little Wittenham]],}} [[Berkshire]], UK
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| parents = Edmund &amp; Ann
| spouse = Margaret Montagu (m. 1946)
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'''Arthur Groom Parham''' {{post-nominals|MC}} (25 June 1883{{snd}}8 January 1961)<ref name="ww">{{Who's Who | title=Parham, Arthur Groom | id = U55978 | type = was | volume = 1920–2016 | edition = April 2014 online | access-date = 16 April 2017 }}</ref> was an [[England|English]] [[Anglican]] bishop who was [[bishop of Reading]] (a [[suffragan bishop]] in the [[Diocese of Oxford]])<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times|department=Ecclesiastical News|title= Consecration of the Bishop of Reading|date= 1 June 1942|page= 6|issue =49250|column= C}}</ref> from 1942 until 1954.


==Family and education==
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Beginning his ministry with a [[Curate|curacy]] at [[Bromley]] he was then appointed [[Chaplain]] of [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]. A period interrupted with [[World War I|wartime]] service as a [[Chaplain]] to the [[British Armed Forces|Forces]] during which he was twice [[Mentioned in Despatches]] and awarded the [[Military Cross|MC]].
Son of Edmund and Ann, Parham was educated at [[Magdalen College School, Oxford]] then [[Exeter College, Oxford]] (gaining the degree of [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|Oxford Master of Arts]]). He trained for the ministry at [[Leeds Clergy School]] and was [[ordained]] a [[deacon]] on [[Trinity Sunday]] (6 June) 1909 by [[John Harmer (bishop)|John Harmer]], [[Bishop of Rochester]], at [[Rochester Cathedral]]<ref>{{Church Times | title = Trinity Ordinations | archive = 1909_06_11_803 | issue = 2420 | date = 11 June 1909 | page = 803 | accessed = 16 April 2017 }}</ref> and a [[priest]] in 1910.<ref name="ww" />


==Ministry pre-war==
When peace returned he became [[Rector]] of [[Easthampstead]], then [[Rural Dean]] of [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]]<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=005-drdr&cid=0 Berkshire Rural Deaneries at the National Archive]</ref> and finally (before his elevation to the [[Episcopal See|Episcopate]]) [[Archdeacon of Berkshire]].<ref>[http://www.purley.eu/H3P/YB.pdf Archdeacons of Berkshire]</ref> In retirement he continued to serve the [[Church of England|Church]] as an [[Assistant Bishop]] within the [[Diocese of Oxford]].
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Beginning his ministry with a [[Curate|curacy]] at [[Bromley]], [[Kent]] (1909–1912), he was then appointed [[chaplain]] and [[precentor]] of [[Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford|Christ Church Cathedral]] and chaplain of [[Magdalen College, Oxford]] (all 1912–1921); that period was interrupted with [[World War I]] service as a temporary [[Military chaplain|chaplain]] to the [[British Armed Forces|Forces]] during which he was twice [[mentioned in despatches]] and awarded the [[Military Cross]].<ref name="ww" /><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29608|page=5576|date=2 June 1916|supp=y}}</ref>


==Ministry in Berkshire==
==Notes==
When peace returned, he became [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]] of [[Easthampstead]] (1921–1926), then [[vicar]] of [[Reading Minster|St Mary's, Reading]] (1926–1946; both in [[Berkshire]]),<ref name="ww" /> and additionally [[rural dean]] of [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]]<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=005-drdr&cid=0 Berkshire Rural Deaneries at the National Archive]</ref> (1934–1942); during this period his became an [[honorary canon]] of Christ Church (1934 onwards) and was first elected a [[proctor in convocation]] (1935–1954). Remaining, to start with, vicar of Reading, he became also [[archdeacon of Berkshire]]<ref>[http://www.purley.eu/H3P/YB.pdf Archdeacons of Berkshire] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720171225/http://www.purley.eu/H3P/YB.pdf |date=20 July 2011 }}</ref> and [[bishop of Reading]] (a [[suffragan bishop]] of the diocese), both from 1942 to 1954. He was ordained and consecrated a bishop by [[Cosmo Lang]], [[archbishop of Canterbury]], at [[St Paul's Cathedral]], on [[Candlemas]] (2 February) 1942.<ref>{{Church Times | title = Candlemas at St. Paul's. Consecration of Bishops. | archive = 1942_02_06_087 | date = 6 February 1942 | page = 87 | accessed = 16 April 2017 }}</ref> In 1946, he both married Margaret Elizabeth Montagu, with whom he had two daughters, and resigned his vicarage (retaining the archdeaconry and suffragan see). He retired in 1954 and continued to serve the [[Church of England|Church]] as an [[assistant bishop]] within the [[Diocese of Oxford]]; at his death, he lived in [[Little Wittenham]], Berkshire<!--as was-->,<ref name="ww" /> where he died at home.<ref name="obit">{{Church Times | title = In Memoriam: Arthur Parham | archive = 1961_01_13_016 | issue = 5109 | date = 13 January 1961 | page = 16 | accessed = 16 April 2017 }}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 21:48, 28 October 2024

Arthur Parham
Bishop of Reading
DioceseDiocese of Oxford
In office1942–1954
Predecessorabeyance
SuccessorEric Knell
Other post(s)Vicar of St Mary's, Reading (1926–1946)
Archdeacon of Berkshire (1942–1954)
Orders
Ordination1909 (deacon); 1910 (priest)
by John Harmer (deacon)
Consecration1942
by Cosmo Lang
Personal details
Born(1883-06-25)25 June 1883
Highbury, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Died8 January 1961(1961-01-08) (aged 77)
Little Wittenham, Berkshire, UK
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsEdmund & Ann
SpouseMargaret Montagu (m. 1946)
Children2 daughters
Alma materExeter College, Oxford

Arthur Groom Parham MC (25 June 1883 – 8 January 1961)[1] was an English Anglican bishop who was bishop of Reading (a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Oxford)[2] from 1942 until 1954.

Family and education

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Son of Edmund and Ann, Parham was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford then Exeter College, Oxford (gaining the degree of Oxford Master of Arts). He trained for the ministry at Leeds Clergy School and was ordained a deacon on Trinity Sunday (6 June) 1909 by John Harmer, Bishop of Rochester, at Rochester Cathedral[3] and a priest in 1910.[1]

Ministry pre-war

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Beginning his ministry with a curacy at Bromley, Kent (1909–1912), he was then appointed chaplain and precentor of Christ Church Cathedral and chaplain of Magdalen College, Oxford (all 1912–1921); that period was interrupted with World War I service as a temporary chaplain to the Forces during which he was twice mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Cross.[1][4]

Ministry in Berkshire

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When peace returned, he became rector of Easthampstead (1921–1926), then vicar of St Mary's, Reading (1926–1946; both in Berkshire),[1] and additionally rural dean of Reading[5] (1934–1942); during this period his became an honorary canon of Christ Church (1934 onwards) and was first elected a proctor in convocation (1935–1954). Remaining, to start with, vicar of Reading, he became also archdeacon of Berkshire[6] and bishop of Reading (a suffragan bishop of the diocese), both from 1942 to 1954. He was ordained and consecrated a bishop by Cosmo Lang, archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral, on Candlemas (2 February) 1942.[7] In 1946, he both married Margaret Elizabeth Montagu, with whom he had two daughters, and resigned his vicarage (retaining the archdeaconry and suffragan see). He retired in 1954 and continued to serve the Church as an assistant bishop within the Diocese of Oxford; at his death, he lived in Little Wittenham, Berkshire,[1] where he died at home.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Parham, Arthur Groom". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 16 April 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "Consecration of the Bishop of Reading". Ecclesiastical News. The Times. No. 49250. London. 1 June 1942. col C, p. 6.
  3. ^ "Trinity Ordinations". Church Times. No. 2420. 11 June 1909. p. 803. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 April 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ^ "No. 29608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1916. p. 5576.
  5. ^ Berkshire Rural Deaneries at the National Archive
  6. ^ Archdeacons of Berkshire Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Candlemas at St. Paul's. Consecration of Bishops". Church Times. 6 February 1942. p. 87. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 April 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
  8. ^ "In Memoriam: Arthur Parham". Church Times. No. 5109. 13 January 1961. p. 16. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 16 April 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
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Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Berkshire
1942–1954 		Succeeded by
in abeyance Bishop of Reading
1942–1954
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