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Leslie Stannard Hunter, DD (2 May 1890 – 15 July 1983) was the second Bishop of Sheffield from 1939 until 1962. Born on 2 May 1890 and educated at Kelvinside Academy and New College, Oxford he was ordained in 1915 and began his career with curacies at St Peter's, Brockley and St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square. He was then a Residentiary Canon at Newcastle Cathedral after which he was Vicar of Barking. In 1930 he became Archdeacon of Northumberland, a post he held until his elevation to the Episcopate.

Hunter became the Bishop of Sheffield in 1939 and the chair of governors of the William Temple College. He was a great supporter of the Principal Edith Batten who steered the college towards addressing key issues of the day and how they effected Christian faith. He established the Sheffield Industrial Mission in 1944.

Hunter was an eminent author, he died on 15 July 1983.

Notes

The Times, Thursday, 29 March 1962; pg. 12; Issue 55352; col G Retirement of the Bishop of Sheffield
"Biographical details". Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
"Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
The Times, Saturday, 1 July 1939; pg. 14; Issue 48346; col C New Bishop of Sheffield
"Batten, Edith Mary [Mollie] (1905–1985), welfare worker and educationist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30797. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 26 October 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Review of "The Seed and the Fruit: Christian Morality in a Time of Transition"

External links

Works by or about Leslie Hunter at the Internet Archive

Church of England titles
Preceded byLeonard Hedley Burrows	Bishop of Sheffield 1939 – 1962	Succeeded byFrancis John Taylor

v t e Bishops of Sheffield
for the sole Bishop suffragan of Sheffield, see John Quirk
Leonard Burrows Leslie Hunter John Taylor Gordon Fallows David Lunn Jack Nicholls Steven Croft Peter Burrows (Acting) Philip North (bishop-nominate; withdrew) Pete Wilcox

v t e Diocese of Sheffield
Sheffield Cathedral Bishopscroft, Ranmoor Church House, Rotherham
Office holders	Pete Wilcox, Bishop of Sheffield Sophie Jelley, Bishop suffragan of Doncaster AEO: Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Abi Thompson, Dean of Sheffield Malcolm Chamberlain, Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham Javaid Iqbal, Archdeacon of Doncaster
Historic offices	Provost of Sheffield (1931–2000; see Dean of Sheffield)
Sheffield	All Saints, Ecclesall All Saints, Totley Beauchief Abbey Christ Church, Darnall Christ Church, Dore Christ Church, Endcliffe Christ Church, Fulwood Christ Church, Gleadless Christ Church, Hackenthorpe Christ Church, Heeley Christ Church, Pitsmoor Christ Church, Stannington Christ Church, Wadsley Bridge Emmanuel, Waterthorpe Holy Cross, Gleadless Valley Holy Trinity, Millhouses St Aidan, Sheffield Manor St Augustine, Endcliffe St Bartholomew, Primrose Hill St Bernard of Clairvaux, Southey Green St Catherine of Siena, Richmond St Chad, Norton Woodseats St Columba, Crosspool St Cuthbert, Fir Vale St Cyprian, Frecheville St Gabriel, Greystones St James, Midhopestones St James, Norton St James, Woodhouse St James and St Christopher, Shiregreen St John, Park St John, Ranmoor St John the Baptist, Owlerton St John the Evangelist, Abbeydale St John the Evangelist, Deepcar St Lawrence, Tinsley St Leonard, Norwood St Luke, Lodge Moor St Margaret, Brightside St Mark, Broomhill St Mark, Grenoside St Mark, Mosborough St Mary, Bolsterstone St Mary, Bramall Lane St Mary, Ecclesfield St Mary, Handsworth St Mary, Walkley St Mary the Virgin, Beighton St Matthew, Carver Street St Matthias, Stocksbridge St Nicholas, Bradfield St Paul, Norton Lees St Paul, Wordsworth Avenue St Peter, Ellesmere St Peter, Gleadless St Peter, Greenhill St Peter and St Oswald, Millhouses St Polycarp, Malin Bridge St Saviour, High Green and Mortomley St Stephen, Netherthorpe St Thomas, Crookes St Thomas, Wincobank St Timothy, Crookes The Ascension, Oughtibridge Wadsley Church William Temple, Sheffield Manor
Rotherham	All Hallows, Harthill All Saints, Aston All Saints, Laughton-en-le-Morthern Christ Church, Swallownest Holy Trinity, Dalton Holy Trinity, Thorpe Hesley Holy Trinity, Ulley Holy Trinity, Wentworth Mission Church, Harley Rotherham Bridge Chapel Rotherham Minster St Alban, Wickersley St Andrew, Brinsworth St Bartholomew, Maltby St Cuthbert, Herringthorpe St Francis, Bramley St George, Woodsetts St Helen, Treeton St James, Braithwell St James, Clifton St James, Ravenfield St James, South Anston St John, Kimberworth Park St John the Baptist, Hooton Roberts St John the Baptist, Wales St Leonard, Dinnington St Leonard, Thrybergh St Margaret, Swinton St Mary, Catcliffe St Mary, Greasbrough St Mary Magdalene, Whiston St Mary the Virgin, Rawmarsh and Parkgate St Martin, Firbeck St Nicholas, Ryecroft St Paul, Masbrough St Peter, Letwell St Peter, Thorpe Salvin St Peter, Thrybergh St Peter and St Paul, Todwick St Simon and St Jude, Thurcroft St Thomas, Kilnhurst St Thomas, Kimberworth St Winifred, Stainton

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