Philip Wheeldon | |
|---|---|
| FormerBishop of Whitby &Kimberley and Kuruman | |
 Wheeldon in 1954 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of York |
| Installed | 1954 |
| Predecessor | Walter Baddeley |
| Other posts | Bishop of Whitby &Kimberley and Kuruman,Chaplain to the Forces, Fourth Class,Prebendary ofWells Cathedral,Assistant Bishop at Worcester & Wakefield |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1954 |
| Consecration | c. 1954 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1913 |
| Died | 11 July 1992(1992-07-11) (aged 79) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Philip William WheeldonOBE (1913–1992) was the fourthBishop of Whitby[1] and twiceBishop of Kimberley and Kuruman.[2]
He was educated atClifton College and then atDowning College, Cambridge, the college frequented by the family. He wasordained in 1938. He sat for a number of portraits which are now housed in theNational Portrait Gallery, London.[3]
After acuracy atFarnham[4] he was commissioned asChaplain to the Forces, Fourth Class on 12 October 1939,[5] and served throughout theSecond World War. He was appointed Officer of theOrder of the British Empire on 24 January 1946,[6] for his service as Deputy Assistant Chaplain General toXII Corps from November 1944 (with the rank of Chaplain to the Forces, Second Class) in the Queen's Birthday Honours, and presented to him by Her MajestyQueen Elizabeth II.[7]
When peace came he was successivelychaplain to theArchbishop of York,[8] General Secretary of theCentral Advisory Council on Training for the Ministry and finallyPrebendary ofWells Cathedral.
In this post he served as the attendant of the Archbishop of York in theCoronation of Queen Elizabeth II before elevation to theEpiscopate in October 1954.[9] This was just prior to thisEnthronement in 1954, as Bishop of Whitby.
After 7 years atWhitby he was translated toKimberley and Kuruman inSouth Africa. He served twice asBishop, retiring once through ill-health but returning when his successorClarence Edward Crowther was deported. In retirement he served as anAssistant Bishop, firstly in theDiocese of Worcester and latterly atWakefield.
In 1992, he died and his death was recorded by obituaries in the Telegraph and the Times newspapers.
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Bishop of Whitby 1954 – 1961 | Succeeded by |
| Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles | ||
| Preceded by | Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman 1961 – 1965 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman 2nd spell 1968 – 1976 | Succeeded by |
