Stewart Cross

David Stewart Cross ( born April 4, 1928 in Hutton, near Preston, Lancashire, † 27 December 1989) was a British Anglican theologian. He was from 1982 to 1989 Bishop of Blackburn in the Church of England.

Cross Lanes attended the Royal Grammar School. He studied at Trinity College, University of Dublin. There he directed the 1950 Trinity College Singers and graduated in 1952 with a Bachelor of Arts. In preparation for the priesthood, he studied theology at Westcott House College, Cambridge. In 1954 he was ordained a deacon; In 1955 the priest. His priestly career began from 1954 to 1957 as a vicar ( Curate ) in Hexham in the Diocese of Newcastle -upon- Tyne. He was from 1957 to 1963 auxiliary Kaplan ( Assistant Chaplain ) and later from 1960 to 1963 also Precentor at St Albans Cathedral in Hertfordshire. He was from 1963 to 1967 Vicar ( Curate ) at St. Ambrose Church in Chorlton -on- Medlock district in Manchester. At the same time he worked as a university chaplain at Manchester University. Between 1968 and 1976 he worked as a producer and broadcaster for the program "Religious Broadcasting " at the BBC North in Manchester. In 1976 he was ordained a bishop. From 1976 to 1982 he was known as " Bishop of Doncaster " suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Sheffield Church of England. In 1982, he was, as the successor of Robert Martineau, Bishop of Blackburn. He held until his death in December 1989, this office. His successor as Bishop of Blackburn was Alan Chesters.

Cross was in his capacity as Bishop of Blackburn from 1986 until his death in late December 1989 as minister Lord the House of Lords on.