William Michael Dermot Persson (27 September 1927 – 2 April 2023) was a British Anglican prelate who served as the Suffragan Bishop of Doncaster from 1982 to 1992.[1]
William Persson | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Doncaster | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sheffield |
| In office | 1982–1992 |
| Predecessor | Stewart Cross |
| Successor | Michael Gear |
| Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop in Bath & Wells (1994–2023) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1953 (deacon); 1954 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1982 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1927 |
| Died | 2 April 2023 (aged 95) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Leslie & Elizabeth |
| Spouse | Ann Davey (m. 1957) |
| Children | 2 sons; 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Persson was educated at Oriel College, Oxford.[2] Ordained in 1954, he began his career with a curacy at Emmanuel, South Croydon[3] and was then successively: Vicar of Christ Church, Barnet; Rector of Bebington; and finally, before his elevation to the episcopate, Knutsford. After retiring to Sturminster Newton Bishop William continued to serve the church as an assistant bishop within the Bath and Wells Diocese.
Persson died on 2 April 2023, at the age of 95.[4]
References edit
- ^ ‘PERSSON, Rt Rev. William Michael Dermot’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 [1], accessed 9 July 2012
- ^ Debrett's People of Today, 1992 London, ISBN 1-870520-09-2
- ^ Details of Parish
- ^ "William Michael Dermot Persson". The Telegraph. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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