Geoffrey David Jeremy Walsh (born 1929 - 24 June 2026) was the fifth Anglican Bishop of Tewkesbury (the suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Gloucester) from January 1986 until his retirement in October 1995.
Educated at Felsted School and Pembroke College, CambridgeWho's Who 1992 London, A & C Black, 1991 Walsh studied for ordination at Lincoln Theological College before embarking on curacies in Southgate, London"Debrett's People of Today": Ed Ellis, P (1992, London, Debtrett's) p 1621 ) and Cambridge.Crockfords,(London, Church House 1995) From 1958 until 1961During which time he married Cynthia Knight “Who’s Who” (Ibid) he was Staff Secretary of the SCM and from then until 1966 Vicar of St Mary Moorfields, Bristol.The Times, Tuesday, Aug 22, 1961; pg. 9; Issue 55166; col F Letter concerning Savings In Prison JEREMY WALSH There then followed two rectorships of ten years apiece at, firstly, Marlborough and latterly Ipswich. Appointment to the suffragan bishopric of Tewkesbury in 1986The Times, Wednesday, Nov 13, 1985; pg. 20; Issue 62294; col D New Bishop of Tewkesbury completed his ecclesiastical career and he retired (to Ipswich) in 1995. He was ordained and consecrated a bishop (thereby taking up his suffragan see) on 29 January 1986, by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Gloucester Cathedral.
Walsh died in 2026, aged 96.
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