| The Right Reverend Kenneth Warner D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Edinburgh | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Edinburgh |
| Elected | 1947 |
| In office | 1947–1961 |
| Predecessor | Logie Danson |
| Successor | Kenneth Carey |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1924 |
| Consecration | 22 January 1947 by John How |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1891-04-06)6 April 1891 Tonbridge, Kent, England |
| Died | 18 March 1983(1983-03-18) (aged 91) |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Charles Edward Warner & Ethel Constantia Catharine Cornfoot |
| Spouse | Constance Margaret Hill (1916–1968) Angela Margaret Prescott-Decie (m. 1970) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Kenneth Charles Harman Warner (6 April 1891 – 18 March 1983) was Bishop of Edinburgh from 1947 to 1961.
Biography
Warner was born on 6 April 1891 and educated at Tonbridge School and Trinity College, Oxford. His first career as a solicitor was interrupted by wartime service with the Army Cyclist Corps at the end of which he was awarded the DSO. Ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1924, he began his career with a curacy at St George's Ramsgate. After this he was a chaplain in the Royal Air Force flying on active service in his fifties then Provost of St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow. In 1938 he became Archdeacon of Lincoln before his ordination to the episcopate. He died on 18 March 1983.
References
- Bishop of Edinburgh To Resign. The Times (London, England), Friday, 12 Feb 1960; pg. 14; Issue 54693
- "Who was Who" 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- London Gazette
- Crockford's Clerical Directory1940–41 Oxford, OUP, 1941
- Lyall, Gavin (2007). Freedom's Battle Volume II The War in the Air 1939–1945. Vintage Books. p. 277. ISBN 9781845950842.
- Cathedral website
- National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- The Times, Wednesday, 23 March 1983; pg. 12; Issue 61488; col G Right Rev Kenneth Warner
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byAlgernon Giles Seymour | Provost of St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow 1933 –1937 |
Succeeded byJohn Murray |
| Preceded byHubert Larken | Archdeacon of Lincoln 1938 –1947 |
Succeeded byKenneth Edward Norman Lamplugh |
| Preceded byErnest Denny Logie Danson | Bishop of Edinburgh 1947 –1961 |
Succeeded byKenneth Moir Carey |
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