1. Kenneth William Stevenson was the eighth Bishop of Portsmouth in the Church of England.
10 Facts About Kenneth Stevenson
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Kenneth Stevenson was educated at Edinburgh Academy and the University of Edinburgh, taking his MA in 1970.
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Kenneth Stevenson held a PhD from the University of Southampton and a DD from the University of Manchester where he lectured in liturgy alongside his work as a chaplain.
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Kenneth Stevenson was involved in the Church of England's participation in the Porvoo Communion, not least because he was part-Danish.
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Kenneth Stevenson was a Knight Commander of the Kingdom of Denmark's Order of the Dannebrog.
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Kenneth Stevenson was at home at Cowes week or enjoying the hospitality of the Royal Navy, moving among some of the most deprived communities in Britain.
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In 2006, having been diagnosed with leukemia, Kenneth Stevenson began a course of treatment and he returned to work in November.
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Kenneth Stevenson presided at his last confirmation service on 19 July 2009 at St Peter's Church Seaview, Isle of Wight.
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Kenneth Stevenson died on 12 January 2011, his Independent obituary noting that "he was drinking champagne and listening to his favourite Bach only hours before his death".
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Kenneth Stevenson had two brothers-in-law who were bishops: David Tustin and Peter Forster.