Stephen Verney
Stephen Verney | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Repton | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
| In office | March 1977 – 1985 |
| Predecessor | Warren Hunt |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1950 (deacon) 1951 (priest) by Russell Barry |
| Consecration | 31 March 1977 by Donald Coggan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Edmund Verney 17 April 1919 Anglesey, Wales |
| Died | 9 November 2009 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Sir Harry Verney, 4th Baronet and Lady Rachel Verney |
| Spouse | Priscilla Schwerdt
(m. 1947; died 1974)Sandra Bailey (m. 1981) |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Stephen Edmund Verney, MBE (17 April 1919 – 9 November 2009) was the second Bishop of Repton from 1977 to 1985; and from then on an honorary assistant bishop within the Diocese of Oxford. Toward the end of WWII Verney worked as an undercover political operative in occupied Crete.