Douglas Noel Sargent (1907–1979
Biography
Sargent was born near
London,
and educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys, King's College, Cambridge
[ Who was Who 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ] and the London College of Divinity; and
Ordination in 1932. His first post was as
Curate at Willian, Hertfordshire.
[ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ] Subsequently, he embarked on a long spell as a
missionary[ The making of a missionary Sargent, D.N: London Hodder & Stoughton 1960] in
Sichuan[ Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions Angerson, G.H., New York, Macmillan Reference USA, 1998 ] at West China Union University,
where he worked as a lecturer. During his stay in Sichuan, he became
chaplain to
Song Cheng-tsi and assistant secretary for the Church Missionary Society.
In 1942 he married Imogene Ward, the daughter of American Methodist missionaries. From 1947 to 1948 he studied at Union Theological Seminary, New York.
From 1961 until 1962 he was principal of the Church Missionary Society
[ Deep impression on the trainees] when he was elevated to the
Bishop,
[ The Times, Wednesday, 14 March 1962; p. 14; Issue 55339; col E Ecclesiastical News Bishop Suffragan Of Selby] a post he held until his retirement to
York. He was ordained into bishop's orders on St James's Day 1962 (25 July), by
Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York, at
York Minster.
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