The Rt Revd John Kirkham

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Before becoming Bishop of Sherborne and Bishop to the Armed Forces, Bishop John had been chaplain to The Right Revd Lancelot Fleming, Bishop of Norwich, then to Archbishop Michael Ramsey and then to his successor, Archbishop Donald Coggan. The previous announcement incorrectly referred to a brief illness. In fact Bishop John had been unwell for about a year and he died at home where Hester had been caring for him.