Michael_Edgar_Adie
Michael Adie
English bishop (1929–2024)
Michael Edgar Adie, CBE (22 November 1929 – 4 March 2024) was an English Anglican clergyman who was Bishop of Guildford from 1983 until his retirement in 1994.
Michael Adie CBE | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Guildford | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Guildford |
| In office | 1983–1994 |
| Predecessor | David Brown |
| Successor | John Gladwin |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Lincoln 1977–1983 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1955 |
| Consecration | c. 1983 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1929-11-22)22 November 1929 |
| Died | 4 March 2024(2024-03-04) (aged 94) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Anne Devonald Roynon |
| Children | Three daughters, one son; Elizabeth Devonald; Andrew Mark Devonald; Margaret Rosamond Devonald; Helen Catherine Devonald. 11 Grandchildren. 5 great grandchildren. |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford |
Michael Edgar Adie was born in Romford, Essex on 22 November 1929, the son of Walter Granville Adie and Kate Emily Adie (née Parrish).[1] He was educated at Westminster School and St John's College, Oxford. He is a distant relative of the broadcaster and journalist Kate Adie.[2]
Adie was ordained in 1955 and after a curacy at St Luke, Pallion, Sunderland[3] he became Resident Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. After that he was Vicar of St Mark, Sheffield,[4] Rural Dean of Hallam, Rector of Louth, and Archdeacon of Lincoln[5] before being elevated to the episcopate.
Adie played a significant role in introducing the measure in General Synod that led to the ordination of women priests. He was Chairman of the General Synod Board of Education and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1994 Birthday Honours for services to education.[6]
In 1957, he married Anne Devonald Roynon (1930–2013); they had three daughters and one son. Michael Adie died of pneumonia on 4 March 2024, at the age of 94.[7][8]
- Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- Guildford Diocesan Herald
- Church web site Archived 25 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 2004/2005 (98th ed.). Church House Publishing. 2003. ISBN 0-7151-8129-7.
ADIE, The Rt Revd Michael Edgar. b.29. CBE94. St Jo Coll Ox BA52 MA56 Surrey Univ DUniv95. Westcott Ho Cam 52. d.54 p.55 c.83.
- "No. 53696". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1994. p. 8.
- "The Rt Rev Michael Edgar Adie CBE". The Times. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- "The Right Rev Michael Adie obituary, bishop who supported vote on women's ordination". The Times. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Guildford 1983–1994 |
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