Bill Ind

Retired English Anglican bishop

The Right Reverend

Bill Ind

Bishop of Truro
Church| Church of England
Diocese| Diocese of Truro
In office| 1997–30 April 2008
Predecessor| Michael Ball
Successor| Tim Thornton
Other post(s)| Bishop of Grantham
1987–1997
Orders
Ordination| 1966 (deacon); 1967 (priest)
Consecration| c. 1987
Personal details
Born|  (1942-03-26) 26 March 1942 (age 82)
Denomination| Anglican
Parents| William Robert Ind
Florence Emily Spritey
Spouse| Frances Isobel Bramald
m. 1967
Children| 3 sons
Alma mater| University of Leeds

William Ind (born 26 March 1942) is a retired English Anglican bishop. He was formerly the Bishop of Truro.

## Early life

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The son of William Robert Ind and Florence Emily Spritey, Ind was educated at the Duke of York's School in Dover, at the University of Leeds, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA)[1] in history in 1964 and at the College of the Resurrection in Mirfield.

## Career

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Ind was ordained deacon in 1966 and priest in 1967. From 1966 to 1971, he was curate of Feltham and from 1971 to 1973 of St Mary's Northolt. In 1973, he became team vicar of Basingstoke, in 1979 Vice-principal of the Aston Training Scheme, in 1982 Director of Ordinands of the Winchester Diocese and member of the Doctrine Commission and in 1984 an honorary canon of Winchester, holding all posts until 1987. He was then Suffragan Bishop of Grantham until 1997, when he was appointed the 14th Bishop of Truro. Ind has been married to Frances Isobel Bramald since 1967 and they have three sons. Ind was seen in the BBC series A Seaside Parish and shown visiting Boscastle at the time of the flood there. On 12 May 2007 he announced to the diocesan synod his intention of retiring on 30 April 2008.[2]

In June 2007, Ind was awarded the Trelawny Plate, an award given to people seen as making an "outstanding contribution to Cornish life". During his acceptance of the award, Ind made a speech in which he apologised for the suppression of the 1549 Prayer Book Rebellion, stating that "I am often asked about my attitude to the Prayerbook Rebellion and in my opinion, there is no doubt that the English Government behaved brutally and stupidly and killed many Cornish people. I don't think apologising for something that happened over 500 years ago helps, but I am sorry about what happened and I think it was an enormous mistake."[3]

## References

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1. ^ Number 10 – Diocese of Truro (archived)
2. ^ Statement by Bill Ind on Truro Diocesan website Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ https://www.cornwallforever.co.uk/history/bishop-of-truro-says-sorry-for-prayer-book-conflict

* "DodOnline". Archived from the original on 3 October 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2006.

Church of England titles

Preceded by

Dennis Hawker

|  Bishop of Grantham
1987–1997  | Succeeded by

Alastair Redfern

Preceded by

Michael Ball

|  Bishop of Truro
1997–2008  | Succeeded by

Tim Thornton

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Bishops of Grantham

* Welbore MacCarthy
* John Hine
* Ernest Blackie
* Arthur Greaves
* Algernon Markham
* Anthony Otter
* Ross Hook
* Dennis Hawker
* Bill Ind
* Alastair Redfern
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* Edward White Benson
* George Wilkinson
* John Gott
* Charles Stubbs
* Winfrid Burrows
* Guy Warman
* Walter Frere
* Joseph Hunkin
* Edmund Morgan
* Maurice Key
* Graham Leonard
* Peter Mumford
* Michael Ball
* Bill Ind
* Tim Thornton
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* Philip Mounstephen

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