Richard Lewis

John Hubert Richard Lewis (10 December 1943 – 19 September 2020) was a British Anglican bishop. Education Lewis was educated at Radley College and trained for the priesthood at King's College London. Career Made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1967 (21 May) and ordained priest the Trinity Sunday following (7 June 1968) — both times by Hugh Ashdown, Bishop of Newcastle, at Newcastle Cathedral Lewis was curate of Hexham, Newcastle from 1967 to 1970. He was Industrial Chaplain from 1970 to 1977 and Communications Officer in Durham from 1977 to 1982. Between 1982 and 1987, he was Chaplain for Agriculture in Hereford, and between 1987 and 1992 Archdeacon of Ludlow.