John Frank Ewan Bone (28 August 1930 – 5 July 2014) was the area Bishop of Reading (Church of England) from 1989 until 1996.‘BONE, Rt Rev. John Frank Ewan’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 3 July 2012”Debrett's People of Today 1992” (London, Debrett's) )
He was educated at Monkton Combe School and St Peter's College, Oxford (gaining an Oxford Master of Arts {MA Oxon}) before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Gabriel's, Warwick Square.Church web site After incumbencies at Datchet and Slough he was appointed Rural Dean of Burnham"Obituary:Self effacing Bishop of Reading who was known for his meticulous attention to detail and unassuming godliness" The Times Issue no 71,346 dated 5 November 2014 and then (his final appointment before ordination to the episcopacy) Archdeacon of Buckingham.“Crockford's clerical directory, 1995” (Lambeth, Church House )
He died in 2014:BONE The Rt. Rev. John F.E his Church Times obituary stated that he was "a great example of the quiet, reliable bishop who was trusted by many, worked hard, and never sought the limelight.Post dated: 22 Aug 2014 "
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