Alwyn Williams (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Alwyn Williams
The Right Reverend; Alwyn Williams
Bishop of Winchester
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Winchester
In office	1952–1961
Predecessor	Mervyn Haigh
Successor	Falkner Allison
Other post(s)	Headmaster of Winchester College (1924–1934); Dean of Christ Church (1934–1939); Bishop of Durham (1939–1952)
Orders
Ordination	21 December 1913 (deacon); 20 December 1914 (priest); by Charles Gore, Bishop of Oxford
Consecration	25 March 1939; by William Temple, Archbishop of York
Personal details
Born	20 July 1888; Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England
Died	18 February 1968 (aged 79); Charmouth, Dorset, England
Buried	Winchester Cathedral
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	John Williams & Adeline née Peter
Spouse	Margaret née Stewart (m. 1914; she d. 1958)
Profession	cleric, headteacher
Alma mater	Jesus College, Oxford

Alwyn Terrell Petre Williams (20 July 1888 – 18 February 1968)^[1] was Bishop of Durham (1939–1952)^[2] and then Bishop of Winchester (1952–1961).^[3]

Family and education

Born the eldest son of John (a physician) and Adeline (née Peter) Williams, at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire,^[4] he was educated at Rossall School and then went up to Jesus College, Oxford, where he had a remarkable career. He was a Scholar of his college and took a Triple First in Classical Moderations (1908), Greats (1910), and Modern History (1911), having won the Gladstone Historical Essay in 1909. He was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, for the period 1911–1918. Williams married Margaret, née Stewart, of Perthshire,^[1] on 23 August 1914; they had no children, and she died in 1958.^[4]

Career

He was ordained deacon on St Thomas's day (21 December) 1913^[5] and priest on 20 December 1914^[6]—both times by Charles Gore, Bishop of Oxford, at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford^[5]^[6]—and soon moved to Winchester College, where he was Assistant Master (1915–1916), Second Master (1916–1924), and Headmaster (1924–1934), having meanwhile been appointed an Honorary Canon of Winchester Cathedral in 1928 and Chaplain to George V in 1931, both of which he gave up in 1934, when he was appointed Dean of Christ Church.^[1]

He remained there until 1939, when he was appointed to the episcopate, first as Bishop of Durham (1939–1952) and then as Bishop of Winchester and Prelate to the Order of the Garter (1952–1961).^[1] He was ordained (consecrated) a bishop on Lady Day (25 March) 1939, by William Temple, Archbishop of York, in York Minster;^[7] his nomination to Winchester was announced on 14 March 1952.^[8] He was also the Chairman of the committee that eventually produced the New English Bible (1950–1961).^[1] An unobtrusive but much respected cleric,^[9] he retired to Charmouth, Dorset, and died at home there seven years later,^[10] his funeral service being at Winchester Cathedral.^[11] He had become a Doctor of Divinity (DD) several times over—from Oxford in 1925, Durham and St Andrews in 1939, and Glasgow in 1951—and a Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from Southampton in 1962.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Williams, Alwyn Terrell Petre". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 8 January 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ The Times, Monday, 6 February 1939; p. 15; Issue 48222; col G Ecclesiastical News The New Bishop of Durham
^ The Times, Saturday, 28 January 1961; p. 6; Issue 54991; col E Bishop To Resign Dr. Williams Leaving Winchester
^ ^a ^b "Williams, Alwyn Terrell Petre". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36914. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ ^a ^b "The Advent Ordinations". Church Times. No. 2657. 24 December 1913. p. 896. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ ^a ^b "Advent Ordinations". Church Times. No. 2709. 24 December 1914. p. 668. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ "The Bishop of Durham's consecration". Church Times. No. 3975. 31 March 1939. p. 338. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ "Bishopric of Winchester – Dr. Williams nominated". Church Times. No. 4649. 14 March 1952. p. 181. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 13 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ A. T. P. Williams Former Bishop of Winchester (Obituaries) The Times Tuesday, 20 February 1968; p. 10; Issue 57180; col E
^ "in memoriam — Bishop Alwyn Williams: Durham & Winchester". Church Times. No. 5480. 23 February 1968. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 13 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ The Times, Friday, 23 February 1968; p. 10; Issue 57183; col D

Academic offices
Preceded by Montague Rendall	Headmaster of Winchester College 1924–1934	Succeeded by Spencer Leeson
Church of England titles
Preceded by Hensley Henson	Bishop of Durham 1939–1952	Succeeded by Michael Ramsey
Preceded by Mervyn Haigh	Bishop of Winchester 1952–1961	Succeeded by Falkner Allison
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Hensley Henson	President of the Surtees Society 1945–52	Succeeded by Frederick Maurice Powicke

[ww-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Williams, Alwyn Terrell Petre". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 8 January 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[2] The Times, Monday, 6 February 1939; p. 15; Issue 48222; col G Ecclesiastical News The New Bishop of Durham

[3] The Times, Saturday, 28 January 1961; p. 6; Issue 54991; col E Bishop To Resign Dr. Williams Leaving Winchester

[odnb-4] "Williams, Alwyn Terrell Petre". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36914. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[do-5] "The Advent Ordinations". Church Times. No. 2657. 24 December 1913. p. 896. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.

[po-6] "Advent Ordinations". Church Times. No. 2709. 24 December 1914. p. 668. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.

[7] "The Bishop of Durham's consecration". Church Times. No. 3975. 31 March 1939. p. 338. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.

[8] "Bishopric of Winchester – Dr. Williams nominated". Church Times. No. 4649. 14 March 1952. p. 181. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 13 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.

[9] A. T. P. Williams Former Bishop of Winchester (Obituaries) The Times Tuesday, 20 February 1968; p. 10; Issue 57180; col E

[chob-10] "in memoriam — Bishop Alwyn Williams: Durham & Winchester". Church Times. No. 5480. 23 February 1968. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 13 January 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.

[11] The Times, Friday, 23 February 1968; p. 10; Issue 57183; col D

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Late modern	Charles Henry Hall Samuel Smith Thomas Gaisford Henry Liddell Francis Paget Thomas Strong Henry Julian White Alwyn Williams John Lowe Cuthbert Simpson Henry Chadwick Eric Heaton John Drury Christopher Lewis Martyn Percy Sarah Foot
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Bishops of Chester-le-Street	Eardulf Cutheard Tilred Wigred Uhtred Sexhelm Ealdred Ælfsige Aldhun
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High Medieval Bishops rulers of the County Palatine of Durham	Walcher William de St-Calais Ranulf Flambard Geoffrey Rufus William Cumin William of St. Barbara Hugh de Puiset Philip of Poitou Richard Poore John de Gray Morgan Richard Marsh William Scot Richard Poore Thomas de Melsonby Nicholas Farnham Walter of Kirkham Robert Stitchill Robert of Holy Island Antony Bek
Late Medieval Bishops rulers of the County Palatine of Durham	Richard Kellaw Lewis de Beaumont Richard de Bury Thomas Hatfield John Fordham Walter Skirlaw Thomas Langley Robert Neville Lawrence Booth William Dudley John Sherwood Richard Foxe
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Late modern Bishops	Edward Maltby Charles Longley Henry Montagu Villiers Charles Baring J. B. Lightfoot Brooke Foss Westcott Handley Moule Hensley Henson Alwyn Williams Michael Ramsey Maurice Harland Ian Ramsey John Habgood David Jenkins Michael Turnbull N. T. Wright Justin Welby Paul Butler

v t e Bishops of Winchester
Early Medieval 634–1006	Birinus, Bishop of Dorchester Agilbert, Bishop of Dorchester Wine Leuthere Hædde Daniel Hunfrith Cyneheard Æthelheard Ecgbald Dudd Cyneberht Ealhmund Wigthegn Herefrith (disputed) Eadmund (disputed) Eadhun Helmstan Swithun Ealhferth Tunbeorht Denewulf Frithestan Beornstan/Byrnstan Ælfheah I Ælfsige I Beorhthelm Æthelwold I Ælfheah II	Arms of the Bishop of Winchester
High Medieval 1006–1304	Cenwulf Æthelwold II Ælfsige II Ælfwine Stigand Walkelin William Giffard Henry of Blois Richard of Ilchester Godfrey de Luci Richard Poore Peter des Roches Ralph Neville William de Raley Aymer de Valence Andrew of London William de Taunton John Gervais Nicholas of Ely Robert Burnell Richard de la More John of Pontoise
Late Medieval 1305–1501	Henry Woodlock John Sandale Rigaud of Assier John de Stratford Adam Orleton William Edington William of Wykeham Henry Beaufort William Waynflete Peter Courtenay Thomas Langton
Early Modern 1501–1820	Richard Foxe Thomas Wolsey Stephen Gardiner John Ponet Stephen Gardiner John White Robert Horne John Watson Thomas Cooper William Wickham William Day Thomas Bilson James Montague Lancelot Andrewes Richard Neile Walter Curle Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) Brian Duppa George Morley Peter Mews Jonathan Trelawny Charles Trimnell Richard Willis Benjamin Hoadly John Thomas Brownlow North
Late Modern 1820–current	George Pretyman Tomline Charles Sumner Samuel Wilberforce Harold Browne Anthony Thorold Randall Davidson Herbert Ryle Edward Talbot Theodore Woods Cyril Garbett Mervyn Haigh Alwyn Williams Falkner Allison John Taylor Colin James Michael Scott-Joynt Tim Dakin Philip Mounstephen

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