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'''Frederick Evered Lunt''' (1900–1982) was the 9th [[Anglican]] [[Bishop of Stepney]] from 1957 until 1958.<ref>[http://www.wivesfellowship.org.uk/secure/in-memoriam/ Wives Fellowship — In Memoriam]</ref><ref>"Bishop Of Stepney Nominated", [[The Times]] Wednesday, 12 June 1957; pg. 8; Issue 53865; col E</ref><ref>" ... resignation of Bishop Lunt due to age ...", The Times, 23 February 1968; pg. 10; Issue 57183; col</ref> |
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Lunt was educated at [[University College, Durham]] before beginning his ordained ministry as a [[curate]] at [[Maidenhead]]. After an [[Vicar|incumbency]] at [[Ely Cathedral|Ely]] became [[Dean of Bristol]] before being ordained to the [[episcopate]] in 1957. He was |
Lunt was educated at [[University College, Durham]] before beginning his ordained ministry as a [[curate]] at [[Maidenhead]]. After an [[Vicar|incumbency]] at [[Ely Cathedral|Ely]] became [[Dean of Bristol]] before being ordained to the [[episcopate]] in 1957. He was Elected a [[Fellow]] of [[Downing College, Cambridge]] in 1966. |
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Himself an Evangelical in churchmanship, he none the less maintained friendships with clergy of other ecclesiastical leanings, most notably with [[John AT Robinson]] the author of [[Honest to God]], whose views caused controversy among more traditional believers.<ref>James, E. 1987. A Life of Bishop John A.T. Robinson, Scholar, Pastor, Prophet. London, Fount</ref> |
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Although many Bishops of Stepney have gone on to higher office in the [[Church of England]], and Lunt's career in the Church had involved a number of distinguished appointments, Lunt's comparatively late elevation to the episcopate - and comparatively low profile in comparison to his immediate predecessor and indeed successor - may have militated against his translation to a more senior position and even contributed to the nickname "Evered the Unready" his clergy gave him. One of his contributions to Church life was an interest in ministry to the deaf, and in 1963 he presided over one of the first televised services which was also translated into sign language.<ref>BBC listings for September 1, 1963</ref> |
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He also supported Dame Cicely Saunders in persuading various London authorities of a need for support of the terminally ill through the hospice movement. <ref>http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2005/22-july/gazette/dame-cicely-saunders, Accessed July 18, 2015</ref>, and was instrumental in the setting up of St Christopher's Hospice in South London, as the following excerpt from its history shows: |
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"Soon a small but enthusiastic group of supporters had been formed, including: Dr Glyn Hughes (author of a recent report on the state of terminal care in Britain); Betty Read (head almoner at St Thomas’s Hospital); and Jack Wallace (an evangelical friend and lawyer). It was then joined by Evered Lunt (Anglican Bishop of Stepney); Sir Kenneth Grubb (of the Church Missionary Society); and, very significantly, Dame Albertine Winner (Deputy Chief Medical Officer). Led by their enthusiasms and the inspiration and energy of Cicely Saunders herself, they set about raising funds to bring the enterprise to realisation..." <ref>http://endoflifestudies.academicblogs.co.uk/early-origins-of-st-christophers-hospice/ Accessed July 18, 2015</ref>. |
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Bishop F. Evered Lunt retired from active ministry in 1968, and lived near [[Bognor Regis]] until his death in 1982. |
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Revision as of 21:48, 18 July 2015
Frederick Evered Lunt (1900–1982) was the 9th Anglican Bishop of Stepney from 1957 until 1958.[1][2][3]
Lunt was educated at University College, Durham before beginning his ordained ministry as a curate at Maidenhead. After an incumbency at Ely became Dean of Bristol before being ordained to the episcopate in 1957. He was Elected a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge in 1966.
References
- ^ Wives Fellowship — In Memoriam
- ^ "Bishop Of Stepney Nominated", The Times Wednesday, 12 June 1957; pg. 8; Issue 53865; col E
- ^ " ... resignation of Bishop Lunt due to age ...", The Times, 23 February 1968; pg. 10; Issue 57183; col
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