Ernest John Tinsley (22 March 191920 July 1992, aged 73) was the Bishop of Bristol from 1976 to 1985.
Born on 22 March 1919 he was educated at Durham University.Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black He was ordained in 1943,Crockford's clerical directory 1976 Lambeth, Church House after which he held curacies at Durham and South Westoe.
Timsley was a Lecturer in Theology at University College, Hull (which became the University of Hull in 1954) from 1946 until 1962 when he was appointed Professor of Theology at the University of Leeds. He left Leeds in 1976 when he was appointed to the episcopate.The Times, Saturday, 17 July 1976; pg. 14; Issue 59758; col D Church News He was ordained and consecrated a bishop by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Southwark Cathedral on 6 January 1976, his canonical election having been confirmed towards the end of 1975. A prolific author,Amongst others he wrote "The Imitation of God in Christ" (1960) and"Tragedy, Irony and Faith" (1985) > British Library web site accessed 17:48 GMT Wednesday 29 July 2009 he died on 20 July 1992.Independent Obituary
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