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Douglas Noel Sargent (1907–1979[2]) was the third Bishop of Selby.

Biography

Sargent was born near London,[1] and educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys, King's College, Cambridge[3] and the London College of Divinity; and ordained in 1932. His first post was as Curate at Willian, Hertfordshire.[4] Subsequently, he embarked on a long spell as a missionary[5] in Sichuan Province[6] at West China Union University,[7] where he worked as a lecturer. During his stay in Sichuan, he became chaplain to Bishop C. T. Song and assistant secretary for the Church Missionary Society.[1] In 1942 he married Imogene Ward, the daughter of American Methodist missionaries. From 1947 to 1948 he studied at Union Theological Seminary, New York.[1] From 1961 until 1962 he was principal of the Church Missionary Society[8] when he was elevated to the episcopate,[9] a post he held until his retirement to York.

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Murray, Jocelyn. "Douglas Noel Sargent (1907—1979)". Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ "National Portrait Gallery Details". npg.org.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. ^ Who was Who 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  5. ^ The making of a missionary Sargent, D.N: London Hodder & Stoughton 1960
  6. ^ Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions Angerson, G.H., New York, Macmillan Reference USA, 1998 ISBN 0-02-864604-5
  7. ^ "Dickinson-in-China: West China Union University". chronicles.dickinson.edu. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  8. ^ Deep impression on the trainees
  9. ^ The Times, Wednesday, 14 March 1962; p. 14; Issue 55339; col E Ecclesiastical News Bishop Suffragan Of Selby
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Preceded by Bishop of Selby
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