Ambrose Weekes

Weekes was the son of William, a naval officer, and Ethel, a justice of the peace. He was educated at Rochester Cathedral Choir School, Sir Joseph Williamson's School, Rochester and King's College, London,Debrett's People of Today, London, 2008 Debrett's, {{ISBN|978-1-870520-95-9}} where he gained his Associate of King's College (AKC)Crockford's Clerical Directory 2012/2013 Lambeth, Church House Publishing {{ISBN|978-0-7151-1053-9}} in theology in 1941 – he was later elected a Fellow of King's College (FKC) in 1972. He trained for the ministry at King's and at Lincoln Theological College.[http://oldroffensiansociety.com/blog/or-memoirs-rev-ambrose-weekes/ Old Roffensian Society — OR Memoirs – Ambrose Weekes] (Retrieved 16 January 2017)

He was ordained a deacon on Trinity Sunday (31 May) 1942{{Church Times | title = Ordinations at Trinity | archive = 1942_06_05_324 | issue = 4141 | date = 5 June 1942 | page = 324 | accessed = 16 January 2017 }} and a priest on Trinity Sunday (20 June) 1943{{Church Times | title = Ordinations at Trinity | archive = 1943_06_25_336 | issue = 4196 | date = 25 June 1943 | page = 336 | accessed = 16 January 2017 }} (both times by Christopher Chavasse, Bishop of Rochester, in Rochester Cathedral), serving his title as assistant curate of St Luke's, Gillingham, Kent. He then became a wartime chaplain with the RNVR (1944–1946) then served as a Royal Navy chaplain (1944–1969). He became Chaplain of the Fleet, with the title of Archdeacon of the Royal Navy, and an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (QHC, all 1969–1972), also being made a Companion of the Bath (CB) in 1970 and a canon of Gibraltar Cathedral in 1971.

Moving to the Diocese of Gibraltar, Weekes served Tangier as their chaplain from 1972 until he was appointed Dean of Gibraltar (1973–1978).[http://www.holytrinitygibraltar.com/history.html The Cathedral of The Holy Trinity — History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224114944/http://www.holytrinitygibraltar.com/history.html |date=24 February 2017 }} (section: Deans of Gibraltar; retrieved 13 January 2017) On St James's day (25 July) 1977, he was consecrated a bishop (by Gerald Ellison, Bishop of London, in the chapel of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich),{{Church Times | title = Historic day at Greenwich | archive = 1977_07_22_002 | issue = 5971 | date = 22 July 1977 | page = 2 | accessed = 16 January 2017 }}{{Church Times | title = picture caption | archive = 1977_07_29_016 | issue = 5972 | date = 29 July 1977 | page = 16 | accessed = 16 January 2017 }} to serve as full-time Auxiliary/Assistant Bishop in Gibraltar diocese until the diocese was reformed into the Diocese in Europe in 1980, at which point he became the first Suffragan Bishop in Europe. He was based in Brussels as Dean of the Pro-Cathedral and retired from both posts in 1986. He was also Vicar General of the diocese.

In retirement, he became an honorary assistant bishop of the Diocese of Rochester and an honorary canon of Rochester Cathedral (1986–1988) before again serving in Europe as an honorary assistant bishop (from 1988) and chaplain of Montreux and Gstaad (1988–1992). He became a Freeman of the City of London in 2000 and held permission to officiate (PtO) from 2003. He died, aged 92, at the London Charterhouse, where he was a resident.{{cite web|url=http://reidandwrite.com/?p=1774|title=Bishop Ambrose Weekes|last=Reid, Gordon|author-link=Gordon Reid (priest)|date=2012-04-25|accessdate=13 January 2017}}

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