Derek Bond (bishop)

{{Short description|British Anglican bishop}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox Christian leader

| honorific-prefix = The Rt Revd

| name = Derek Bond

| honorific-suffix = AKC

| title = Bishop of Bradwell

| diocese = Diocese of Chelmsford

| term = 1976–1992
Area bishop: 1983–1992

| predecessor = John Gibbs

| successor = Laurie Green

| other_post = Honorary assistant bishop in Chelmsford (2006–present); in Gloucester and in Worcester (1992–2006)
Archdeacon of Colchester (1972–1976)

| ordination = 1952 (deacon); 1953 (priest)

| consecration = 1976

| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|7|4|df=y}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|7|20|1927|7|4|df=y}}

| religion = Anglican

| parents = Charles & Doris

| spouse = Joan Meikle

| children = 2 sons; 2 daughters

| occupation =

| profession =

| alma_mater = King's College London

}}

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Charles Derek Bond (4 July 1927 – 20 July 2018) was a British Anglican bishop, the Bishop of Bradwell, from 1976 until 1993,”Debrett's People of Today 1992” (London, Debrett's) {{ISBN|1-870520-09-2}}) during which time the diocese's area scheme was founded in 1983.{{cite web|title=4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002

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Biography

Bond was educated at Bournemouth School and King's College London before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Peter-le-Poer, Friern Barnet.[http://www.saintpeterlepoer.org.uk/ Church web site] After incumbencies at Harringay and Harrow Weald he was appointed Archdeacon of ColchesterCrockford's clerical directory, 1995” (Lambeth,Church House {{ISBN|0-7151-8088-6}}) before being elevated to the episcopate.

In retirement he continued to serve the Church as an assistant bishop – first within the Diocese of Worcester and then in the Diocese of Chelmsford.{{Cite web |url=http://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/bishops-dean-and-archdeacons.html |title=Diocese of Chelmsford – Bishops, Deans and Archdeacons |access-date=2011-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009162604/http://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/bishops-dean-and-archdeacons.html |archive-date=2011-10-09 |url-status=dead }} He died on 20 July 2018 at the age of 91.[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/226030/bond Bond]

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