George Reindorp

George Edmund Reindorp ( born December 11, 1911 in Romford, Essex, † April 20, 1990 in Westminster, Surrey ) was a British Anglican theologian. He was Bishop of Guildford (1961-1973) and Bishop of Salisbury (1973-1981) in the Church of England.

Life

Reindorp was the son of Hector William Reindorp (* 1883, not known †) and his wife Dora Lucy George (* 1883, † unknown) was born. His parents lived in Goodmayes Ilford district in the municipality in the county of Essex. Reindorp attended Felsted School and Trinity College, Cambridge. At Westcott House Theological College, University of Cambridge, he acquired in 1939 a master's degree in Theology (MA Cantab. ).

In 1937 he was ordained a deacon; 1938, ordained priest. At the beginning of a priestly career was from 1937 to 1939 a position as a vicar ( Curate ) on the St Mary Abbots Church in Kensington. During the second world war he engaged in military service with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. From 1938 to 1946 he was Chaplain ( Chaplain ) in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. From 1940 to 1942 he was stationed on the battleship HMS Birmingham. From 1942 to 1944 he was in South Africa in Durban and Simonstown committed as a ship's chaplain and as Chaplain to the Dockyard dockyards of the Royal Navy.

After retiring from the Royal Navy from 1946 to 1957 he was pastor (Vicar ) on the St Stephen with St John Church in London's Westminster. From 1957 to 1961 he was then Pastor ( Rector ) at the St Saviour with All Hallows Church in Southwark; at the same time he was provost ( Provost ) at the Southwark Cathedral.

In 1961 he was ordained a bishop. He was from 1961 to 1973 Bishop of Guildford; from 1973 then Bishop of Salisbury. One of his first acts as bishop of Salisbury was the completion of the official powers of 8 clergymen who either divorced, divorced and remarried were married or with a partner who had previously been divorced once. Reindorp took this before without consulting the parties concerned. In 1981, he went into retirement. He was appointed retired in 1982 as honorary assistant bishop ( Honorary Assistant Bishop) of the Diocese of London.

He was from 1982 to 1983 worked for the BBC Radio Religious Department of BBC radio. He was responsible for the religious short program Daily Service; he put together the program and worked as a spokesperson. He also designed morning church services and religious programs and programs produced by the BBC.

In 1965 he was Chaplain ( Chaplain ) of the Royal College of General Practitioners. In 1961 the degree of Doctor of Divinity ( DD) of the Lambeth degree he was awarded an honorary by the then Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1971 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Surrey.

Reindorp wrote several theological books. His works include, among others: What about You? A Plain Statement of the Christian Faith, Its Difficulties and Its Challenge ( 1956), No Common Task (1957 ), putting it Over: Ten Points for Preachers (1961 ), Over to You. Lectures on Evangelism (1964 ), The Heart of the Matter (1965) and Preaching Through the Christian Year ( 1973).

Membership in the House of Lords

Reindorp belonged in his capacity as minister Lord the House of Lords officially as Bishop of Guildford and as Bishop of Salisbury from 1970 until his retirement in 1981.

Family

Reindorp was married twice. In 1943 he married his first wife Violet Alix Edington ( 1911-1987 ), one from Durban, Natal Province, originating doctor ( with degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery ) with the Department of Surgery, whom he had met while he was stationed. The marriage produced five children; a daughter died in infancy. Two of his sons, David and Julian Reindorp Reindorp, were priests, like her father. Reindorps daughter Fiona married Baronet Sir Richard Baskerville Mynors. Reindorps youngest son Richard was a teacher in London's East End, before he entered government service.

After the death of his first wife Reindorp married in January 1988 to his second wife Lady Bridget Mullen. The wedding ceremony was performed by his eldest son Julian. Reindorp died retired three years after his wife. He had ten grandchildren; his oldest granddaughter Nicola Reindorp from 2002 to 2007 in the United States Director ( Head ) of the New York office of Oxfam International.