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Simon Barrington-Ward KCMG (27 May 1930 – 11 April 2020) was a bishop in the Church of England. Barrington-Ward was the son of Robert Barrington-Ward , who served as editor of The Times , and Margaret Adele Barrington-Ward.
In 1622 Bishop Samuel Harsnett prosecuted Ward for nonconformity in the consistory court of Norwich. Ward appealed to the king, who referred the articles exhibited against him to the examination of Lord-keeper John Williams. Williams decided that Ward, though not altogether blameless, was a man easily to be won by fair dealing, and he persuaded ...
The bishop and his counselors select speakers from among the members of the ward, assigned high council speakers, and, on occasion, guest speakers. The bishop or his counselors may also speak in sacrament meeting. A member of the bishopric conducts the meeting, introduces the speakers, and occasionally concludes the meeting with a few remarks. [10]
He was later appointed as the business manager of Brigham Young's many enterprises. He was appointed as bishop (LDS equivalent of a parish leader) of the 13th Ward (LDS equivalent for a parish) in Salt Lake City. This post he served from 1854-1881. Of his time as Brigham Young's business manager and Bishop, Arrington and Bitton wrote: [6]
Partridge served as bishop everywhere he lived in Missouri, holding the title even when he was away on a mission. In 1839, when the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints established a settlement at Nauvoo, Illinois, Partidge was appointed as bishop of the Upper Ward of Nauvoo. He was also seen as the senior among the ...
Ward was elected Bishop of Erie on April 12, 1921, on the twenty second ballot, during a special diocesan convention He was consecrated to the episcopate on September 22, 1921, by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle, in Grace Church, Buffalo, New York. He retained the post till his retirement in 1943.
A ward is presided over by a bishop, the equivalent of a pastor in many other Christian denominations. [1] As with all local LDS Church leadership, the bishop is considered lay clergy and as such is not paid. [2] Two counselors serve with the bishop to help with administrative and spiritual duties of the ward and to preside in the absence of ...
Rev. Thomas Marcus Decatur Ward (September 28, 1823 – June 1894) was an American preacher, missionary, bishop, and abolitionist who aided African-Americans escaping slavery. Ward is considered to have been a central leader of African American religious activity in the 19th-century and has been referred to as “the original trailblazer of ...