Arthur Attwell
| Arthur Attwell | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sodor and Man | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sodor and Man |
| In office | 1983–1988 |
| Predecessor | Vernon Nicholls |
| Successor | Noël Jones |
| Other posts |
Dean of Kimberley (1953–1960) Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness &c (1978–1983) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1943 (deacon); 1944 (priest) by Kenneth Kirk |
| Consecration | 1983 by John Habgood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1920 |
| Died | 2 March 1991 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Silverdale, Lancashire (at death) |
| Parents | Henry John & Kate |
| Spouse | Muriel Hesson (m. 1982; wid. 1991) |
| Alma mater | Leeds University |
Arthur Henry Attwell (5 August 1920 – 2 March 1991) was Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1983 to 1988. He served as Dean of Kimberley, South Africa, from 1953 to 1959 and afterwards as Rector of Workington, Cumberland.
Son of Henry John and Kate, Atwell was born in 1920 and attended Wilson School, Reading. He was further educated at Leeds University, gaining a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1941, before training for the ministry at the College of the Resurrection (Mirfield). He later gained the degrees of Bachelor of Divinity (BD, 1947), Master of Theology (MTh, 1958), and Master of Arts (MA, 1972), all from the University of London; and married Muriel Isobel Hesson in 1982.
He was ordained a deacon at Michaelmas (19 September) 1943 and a priest the following Michaelmas (24 September 1944), both times by Kenneth Kirk, Bishop of Oxford, at Christ Church. He served his title (curacy) at St George's, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire (1943–1945) and a second curacy at Wigan, Lancashire (1945–1951).
Attwell migrated to South Africa in 1951 to become sub-warden of St Paul's College, Grahamstown, a theological college of the Church of the Province of South Africa. The next year, he was appointed as Dean of Kimberley (Rector of St Cyprian's Cathedral, Kimberley and senior priest of the Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman) and installed at the cathedral on 28 June 1953. At his appointment, at age 32, he was the youngest cathedral dean in any Anglican church.
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