| Aubrey Aitken | |
| Bishop of Lynn | |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Norwich |
| Term: | 1973–1985 |
| Predecessor: | William Llewellyn |
| Successor: | David Bentley |
| Ordination: | 1934 (deacon); 1935 (priest) |
| Ordained By: | Harold Bilbrough |
| Consecration: | 1973 |
| Consecrated By: | Michael Ramsey |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1911 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Spouse: | Margaret Cunningham |
| Children: | 3 sons; 2 daughters |
| Alma Mater: | Trinity College, Oxford |
William Aubrey Aitken (known as Aubrey;[1] 2 August 19111 June 1985) was the second Bishop of Lynn from 1973 until 1985.[2]
Born into a family of Norfolk priests (his father, Robert, was Vicar of Great Yarmouth, whose own father, Hay, was a Canon of Norwich) and educated at Norwich Grammar School and Trinity College, Oxford (he gained the degree of Oxford Master of Arts). He was ordained a deacon on 23 December 1934 and a priest on 22 December 1935, both times by Harold Bilbrough, Bishop of Newcastle, in Newcastle Cathedral. and in 1937, he married Margaret Cunningham; they had three sons and two daughters.
After curacies at Tynemouth (1934–1937) and Kingston, Jamaica (1937–1940), he was successively the Vicar at Kessingland (1940–1943), Vicar of Sprowston[3] and Rector of Beeston, Norfolk (1943–1953) and St Margaret's King's Lynn[4] (1953–1961) before becoming Archdeacon of Norwich in 1961, a position he held until his appointment to the episcopate. He served as a Proctor in Convocation (1944–1974); from 1958, he was an honorary canon of Norwich Cathedral; and with his suffragan See he also held the Archdeaconry of Lynn (until 1980). He was ordained and consecrated a bishop on 2 February 1973, by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral. A keen yachtsman,[5] his residence at his death was the Bishop's House, Ranworth, and he died in post at the age of 73.[6]