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Bishop of Bristol
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Male
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Birth:
9 June 1908
Death:
29 October 1992
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Biography
Introduction
Oliver Stratford Tomkins (9 June 1908–29 October 1992) was an Anglican Bishop of Bristol in the third quarter of the 20th century.
Early life and education
Born into an ecclesiastical family – his father was the Revd Leopold Charles Fellows Tomkins – Tomkins was educated at Trent College and Christ's College, Cambridge.
Ecclesiastical career
He was ordained in 1936, after which he was assistant curate of St Mary, Prittlewell. From 1940 to 1945, he was vicar of Holy Trinity, Millhouses. In 1945, he became Secretary of the World Council of Churches. In 1952 he was appointed Warden of Lincoln Theological College and a Canon at Lincoln Cathedral.
Tomkins was elevated to the episcopate in 1959 as the Bishop of Bristol, a post he held for 16 years until his retirement on 1 October 1975.