Kenneth Kirk
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Kenneth Escott Kirk (1886–1954), also known as K. E. Kirk, was an English Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Oxford in the Church of England from 1937 to 1954. He was also an influential moral theologian, serving for five years as Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Oxford.
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Kenneth Kirk | |
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Bishop of Oxford | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Oxford |
In office | 9 December 1937 – 8 June 1954 |
Predecessor | Thomas Strong |
Successor | Harry Carpenter |
Other post(s) | Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology, University of Oxford (1933–1938) |
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Ordination | 21 December 1912 (deacon) 1913 (priest) |
Consecration | c. 1937 |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenneth Escott Kirk (1886-02-21)21 February 1886 |
Died | 8 June 1954(1954-06-08) (aged 68) |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford |
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