Bill Down should not be confused with Bill Downe.
| Bill Down | |
| Assistant Bishop of Leicester | |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Leicester |
| Term: | 1995–2001 |
| Predecessor: | Godfrey Ashby |
| Successor: | John Austin |
| Other Post: | Bishop of Bermuda (1990–1995) Honorary assistant bishop in Oxford (2001–present) |
| Ordination: | 1959 (deacon); 1960 (priest) |
| Consecration: | 1990 |
| Birth Date: | 15 July 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Surrey, |
| Nationality: | British |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Parents: | William & Beryl Down |
| Spouse: | Sylvia Aves (m. 1960) |
| Children: | 2 sons; 2 daughters |
| Profession: | Missionary
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| Alma Mater: | St John's College, Cambridge |
William John Denbigh Down (born 15 July 1934) was a British cleric who was the ninth Bishop of Bermuda and later the Assistant Bishop of Leicester.
Educated at St John's College, Cambridge, Down was ordained in 1960. His first post was as a curate at St Paul's Church, Salisbury, after which he was secretary to the Missions to Seaman, chaplain of St Michael Paternoster Royal,[1] and honorary chaplain to the Carmen's Company[2] until his ordination to the episcopate in 1990.[3] [4] He returned to England as the Assistant Bishop of Leicester in 1995[5] before retiring in 2001.[6]