Geoffrey Allen (bishop)

{{Short description|Bishop of Derby; Bishop of Egypt}}

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{{Infobox Christian leader

| name = Geoffrey Allen

| title = Bishop of Derby

| image = Geoffrey Francis Allen.jpg

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| caption = Allen in July 1959.

| diocese = Diocese of Derby

| elected =

| term = 1959–1969 (ret.)

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| predecessor = Alfred Rawlinson

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| successor = Cyril Bowles

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{{unbulleted list|Archdeacon of Birmingham {{nowrap|(1944–1947)}}|Bishop in Egypt {{nowrap|(1947–1952)}}|Principal of Ripon Hall and Assistant Bishop of Oxford {{nowrap|(1952–1959)}}}}

| ordination = 1927

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| consecration = 1947

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1902|8|25|df=y}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|11|8|1902|8|25|df=y}}

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| nationality = British

| religion = Anglican

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| alma_mater = University College, Oxford

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Geoffrey Francis Allen[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp71839 NPG details] (25 August 1902{{snd}}8 November 1982) was the third Bishop of Derby.[http://www.derby.anglican.org/about/facts_n_stats.php Diocesan details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120224719/http://www.derby.anglican.org/about/facts_n_stats.php |date=November 20, 2008 }}

Allen was educated at Dulwich College“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 {{ISBN|978-0-19-954087-7}} and University College, Oxford, and after training at Ripon Hall was ordained in 1927.Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941 Following a brief curacy at St Saviour's, Liverpool, he was Chaplain of his old theological college, a Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, Lecturer at Union Theological College, Canton, the Deputy Provost of St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham and then Archdeacon of Birmingham, 1944–47.

He was elevated to the episcopate as Bishop in Egypt in 1947. Returning to England following his resignation in late July 1952,{{Church Times | title = Bishop's last task in Egypt | archive = 1952_08_08_563 | issue = 4670 | date = 8 August 1952 | page = 563 | accessed = 13 February 2021 }} he became Principal of Ripon Hall that December.{{Church Times | title = New Principal of Ripon Hall Installed | archive = 1952_12_12_911 | issue = 4688 | date = 12 December 1952 | page = 911 | accessed = 13 February 2021 }} During his time at Ripon, he was appointed an Assistant Bishop of Oxford.'The Anglican Episcopate', in The Living Church Annual 1957 [https://books.google.com/books?id=9xPSAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA375 p.375] He was appointed to the See of Derby,The Times, Saturday, 18 April 1959; p. 6; Issue 54438; col E Bishop of Derby where he served until 1969; he was elected and confirmed some time prior to his installation at Derby Cathedral on 4 July 1959.{{Church Times | title = Enthronement at Derby | archive = 1959_07_10_1 | issue = 5030 | date = 10 July 1959 | page = 1 | accessed = 13 February 2021 }}