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Ambrose Walter Marcus Weekes CB FKC^[1] (25 April 1919 – 24 April 2012^[2]^[3]) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.

Weekes was educated at King's College, London.^[4] After ordination he was a wartime chaplain with the RNVR^[5] then rose through the Royal Navy to become Chaplain of the Fleet, with the title of Archdeacon of the Royal Navy, after which he was Dean of Gibraltar^[6] and then its first suffragan bishop.^[7] He died, aged 92, in London.

^ NPG details
^ Reid, Gordon (25 April 2012). "Bishop Ambrose Weekes". Retrieved 27 April 2012.
^ Who's Who 1992 (London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
^ Debrett's People of Today, London, 2008 Debrett's, ISBN 978-1-870520-95-9
^ Daily Telegraph obituary Issue no 48,822 dated 17 May 2012
^ Deans of Gibraltar
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0

Church of England titles
Preceded by Christopher Prior	Chaplain of the Fleet 1969 –1972	Succeeded by Chandos Clifford Hastings Mansel Morgan
Preceded by George Kenneth Giggall	Dean of Gibraltar 1973 – 1977	Succeeded by Robert William Pope
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Anglican Suffragan Bishop in Europe 1980 – 1986	Succeeded by Edward Holland

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