Forbes Trevor Horan
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Forbes Trevor Horan was the Anglican Bishop of Tewkesbury
from 1960 to 1973. The son of a clergyman, Horan was educated at Sherborne
and Trinity Hall, Cambridge
. After a short military career in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
he studied for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge
and from 1933 embarked on curacies
in Newcastle upon Tyne
before wartime service in the RNVR. Livings in Shrewsbury and Huddersfield followed before his elevation to the suffragan bishop
ric of Tewkesbury
in 1960. After 13 years he resigned to begin retirement in Cheltenham. His first wife died in 1983 and five years later at the age of 83 he married again. He died on 11 May 1996
Bishop of Tewkesbury
The Bishop of Tewkesbury is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire....
from 1960 to 1973. The son of a clergyman, Horan was educated at Sherborne
Sherborne School
Sherborne School is a British independent school for boys, located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. It is one of the original member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
and Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
. After a short military career in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army.The regiment was formed as a consequence of Childers reforms, a continuation of the Cardwell reforms, by the amalgamation of the 43rd Regiment of Foot and the 52nd Regiment of Foot , forming the 1st...
he studied for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge
Westcott House, Cambridge
Westcott House is a Church of England theological college based in Jesus Lane located in the centre of the university city of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.Its main activity is training people for ordained ministry in Anglican churches...
and from 1933 embarked on curacies
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
before wartime service in the RNVR. Livings in Shrewsbury and Huddersfield followed before his elevation to the suffragan bishop
Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...
ric of Tewkesbury
Bishop of Tewkesbury
The Bishop of Tewkesbury is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire....
in 1960. After 13 years he resigned to begin retirement in Cheltenham. His first wife died in 1983 and five years later at the age of 83 he married again. He died on 11 May 1996