Geoffrey Peter Thomas Paget King

Geoffrey Peter Thomas Paget King (1917–1991) was Archbishop of the Old Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain. He was raised an Anglican but joined the church in 1943.[1] He was ordained a deacon and priest in May 1947 by Archbishop Bernard Mary Williams. On 5 June 1960 he was consecrated by Archbishop Gerard Shelley assisted by Bishop Willibrord (Hans Heuer). He continued in this role and issued new Constitutions in February 1962. Archbishops Shelley and Marchenna did not ascent to the Constitutions. This, combined with Shelley's being resident in Rome caused a breach between the two. Archbishop King continued and became Archbishop of the Church. On Easter, 1965 Archbishop King combined his jurisdiction with that of Archbishop Wilfrid Barrington-Evans and King remained as Archbishop. He continued in this role until his death in 1991.[2]

Geoffrey Peter Thomas Paget King
In office1963–1991
PredecessorGerard Shelley
SuccessorDennis St Pierre
Orders
Ordination18 May 1947
by Archbishop Bernard Mary Williams
Consecration5 June 1960
by Gerard Shelley
Personal details
Born(1917-05-25)25 May 1917
Haslington
Died24 January 1991(1991-01-24) (aged 73)
London
DenominationOld Roman Catholic Church

Further reading
  • Anson, Peter. Bishops at Large. London: Faber and Faber, 1964.
  • Pruter, Karl, and J. Gordon Melton. The Old Catholic Sourcebook. New York: Garland Publishing Company, 1983.
  • Trela, Jonathan. A History of the North American Old Roman Church. Scranton, PA: The Author, 1979.

References
  1. "Members of the San Luigi Orders: Archbishop Geoffrey Paget King". 13 November 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. "One faith" (PDF). Retrieved 27 November 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.