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	==Career==		==Career==
	===Early career===		===Early career===
	Luscombe served in the [[Indian Army]] between 1942 and 1945.<ref name="frosts">{{cite web \|url=http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/L_mfwwi/luscombe_lawrence.html \|title=Frost's Scottish Who's Who - Rt Rev Lawrence Edward Luscombe \|accessdate=8 November 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130421233302/http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/L_mfwwi/luscombe_lawrence.html \|archivedate=21 April ~~2022~~}}</ref> On 19 March 1944, he was granted an emergency commission as a [[second lieutenant]].<ref name="LG 4 August 1944">{{London Gazette \|issue=36641 \|date=4 August 1944 \|page=3630 }}</ref> On 1 August 1945, he transferred to the [[Devonshire Regiment]] of the [[British Army]] with the rank of [[war substantive]] [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)\|lieutenant]].<ref name="LG 24 August 1945">{{London Gazette \|issue=37239 \|date=24 August 1945 \|page=4324 \|supp=y }}</ref>		Luscombe served in the [[Indian Army]] between 1942 and 1945.<ref name="frosts">{{cite web \|url=http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/L_mfwwi/luscombe_lawrence.html \|title=Frost's Scottish Who's Who - Rt Rev Lawrence Edward Luscombe \|accessdate=8 November 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130421233302/http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/L_mfwwi/luscombe_lawrence.html \|archivedate=21 April 2013}}</ref> On 19 March 1944, he was granted an emergency commission as a [[second lieutenant]].<ref name="LG 4 August 1944">{{London Gazette \|issue=36641 \|date=4 August 1944 \|page=3630 }}</ref> On 1 August 1945, he transferred to the [[Devonshire Regiment]] of the [[British Army]] with the rank of [[war substantive]] [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)\|lieutenant]].<ref name="LG 24 August 1945">{{London Gazette \|issue=37239 \|date=24 August 1945 \|page=4324 \|supp=y }}</ref>

	Luscombe became an associate of the [[Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales\|Institute of Chartered Accountants]] (ACA) in 1952<ref name="Crockford entry" /> and worked as a [[chartered accountant]] until 1963.<ref name="Who's Who" />		Luscombe became an associate of the [[Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales\|Institute of Chartered Accountants]] (ACA) in 1952<ref name="Crockford entry" /> and worked as a [[chartered accountant]] until 1963.<ref name="Who's Who" />

	===Ordained ministry===		===Ordained ministry===
	Luscombe was [[ordained]] in the [[Scottish Episcopal Church]] as a [[Deacon#Anglicanism\|deacon]] in 1963 and as a [[Priest#Anglican or Episcopalian\|priest]] one year later in 1964.<ref name="Crockford entry">{{Crockford\| surname = Luscombe \| forenames = Lawrence Edward \| id = 17403 \| accessed = 29 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> His ecclesiastical career began as a [[curate]] at St Margaret's [[Glasgow]] after which he was [[Rector (ecclesiastical)\|rector]] of St Barnabas' [[Paisley, Renfrewshire\|Paisley]].<ref>"Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark {{ISBN\|0-567-08746-8}}</ref> From 1971 to 1975 he was [[Provost (religion)\|provost]] of [[St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee]].<ref name="Crockford entry" />		Luscombe was [[ordained]] in the [[Scottish Episcopal Church]] as a [[Deacon#Anglicanism\|deacon]] in 1963 and as a [[Priest#Anglican or Episcopalian\|priest]] one year later in 1964.<ref name="Crockford entry">{{Crockford\| surname = Luscombe \| forenames = Lawrence Edward \| id = 17403 \| accessed = 29 July 2016}}</ref> His ecclesiastical career began as a [[curate]] at St Margaret's [[Glasgow]] after which he was [[Rector (ecclesiastical)\|rector]] of St Barnabas' [[Paisley, Renfrewshire\|Paisley]].<ref>"Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark {{ISBN\|0-567-08746-8}}</ref> From 1971 to 1975 he was [[Provost (religion)\|provost]] of [[St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee]].<ref name="Crockford entry" />

	In 1975, Luscombe was [[consecrated]] a bishop<ref name="Crockford entry" /> and appointed the 50th [[Bishop of Brechin (Episcopal)\|Bishop of Brechin]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://new.thedioceseofbrechin.org/index.php?page=history\|title=Diocese of Brechin\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720181026/http://new.thedioceseofbrechin.org/index.php?page=history\|archivedate=20 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> Ten years later he was additionally elected the [[Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church]], a post he held until his retirement in 1990.<ref name="Crockford entry" />		In 1975, Luscombe was [[consecrated]] a bishop<ref name="Crockford entry" /> and appointed the 50th [[Bishop of Brechin (Episcopal)\|Bishop of Brechin]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://new.thedioceseofbrechin.org/index.php?page=history\|title=Diocese of Brechin\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720181026/http://new.thedioceseofbrechin.org/index.php?page=history\|archivedate=20 July 2011}}</ref> Ten years later he was additionally elected the [[Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church]], a post he held until his retirement in 1990.<ref name="Crockford entry" />

	===Academic career===		===Academic career===
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	==Honours==		==Honours==
	In May 1981, Luscombe was appointed a [[Serving Brother of the Venerable Order of St John]] (SBStJ).<ref name="LG 11 May 1981">{{London Gazette \|issue=48605 \|date=11 May 1981 \|pages=6579–6580}}</ref> In January 1986, he was promoted to Officer of the Venerable Order of St John (OStJ).<ref name="LG 30 January 1986">{{London Gazette \|issue=50416 \|date=30 January 1986 \|pages=6579–1373}}</ref> In 1987 he was awarded the [[honorary degree]] of [[Doctor of Laws]] (LLD) by the [[University of Dundee]].<ref name="Crockford entry" /><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/calendar/senate/honorary.htm \|title=University of Dundee: Electronic Calendar \|accessdate=5 January 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911095212/http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/calendar/senate/honorary.htm \|archivedate=11 September ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In May 1981, Luscombe was appointed a [[Serving Brother of the Venerable Order of St John]] (SBStJ).<ref name="LG 11 May 1981">{{London Gazette \|issue=48605 \|date=11 May 1981 \|pages=6579–6580}}</ref> In January 1986, he was promoted to Officer of the Venerable Order of St John (OStJ).<ref name="LG 30 January 1986">{{London Gazette \|issue=50416 \|date=30 January 1986 \|pages=6579–1373}}</ref> In 1987 he was awarded the [[honorary degree]] of [[Doctor of Laws]] (LLD) by the [[University of Dundee]].<ref name="Crockford entry" /><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/calendar/senate/honorary.htm \|title=University of Dundee: Electronic Calendar \|accessdate=5 January 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911095212/http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/calendar/senate/honorary.htm \|archivedate=11 September 2009}}</ref>

	==Selected works==		==Selected works==

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{{Short description|British bishop (1924–2022)}}
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{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Bishop
| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
| name = Ted Luscombe
| honorific-suffix = [[OStJ]]
| title = [[Bishop of Brechin]] [[Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church]]
| image = Lawrence Edward Luscombe Escutcheon.png
| alt =
| caption = Shield of arms<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LyonCourt/status/1523020946868785154/photo/1 |title =We note with sorrow the death of Bishop Edward "Ted" Luscombe|publisher=Lyon Court |accessdate=8 May 2022}}</ref>
| church = [[Scottish Episcopal Church]]
| archdiocese =
| diocese = [[Diocese of Brechin (Episcopal)|Brechin]]
| see =
| term = 1975–1990
| predecessor = [[John Sprott]]
| successor = [[Robert Halliday (bishop)|Robert Halliday]]
| other_post = [[Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church]] ''(1985–1990)''

| ordination = May 1964
| ordained_by = [[Francis Moncreiff (bishop)|Francis Moncreiffe]]
| consecration = 21 June 1975
| consecrated_by = [[Richard Wimbush]]

| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|11|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Torquay]], [[Devon]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and given age|2022|5|3|97|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Monifieth]], [[Angus, Scotland]]
| parents = Reginald and Winifred Luscombe
| nationality = English
| education = [[Torquay Boys' Grammar School]]
| alma_mater = [[King's College London]] [[Kelham Theological College]]
| previous_post = [[Provost (religion)|Provost]] of [[St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee]] ''(1971–1975)''
}}

'''Lawrence Edward Luscombe''' [[OStJ]] (10 November 1924 – 3 May 2022) was a British [[Anglican]] bishop and author. He was [[Bishop of Brechin]] from 1975 to 1990 and [[Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church|primus]] of the [[Scottish Episcopal Church]] from 1985 to 1990.

==Early life and education==
Luscombe was educated at [[Torquay Boys' Grammar School]], an all-boys [[State school|state]] [[grammar school]] in [[Torquay]], Devon. He studied at [[King's College London]] and [[Kelham Theological College]].<ref name="Who's Who">[[Who's Who]] 2008: London, [[A & C Black]], 2008 {{ISBN|978-0-7136-8555-8}}</ref>

==Career==
===Early career===
Luscombe served in the [[Indian Army]] between 1942 and 1945.<ref name="frosts">{{cite web |url=http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/L_mfwwi/luscombe_lawrence.html |title=Frost's Scottish Who's Who - Rt Rev Lawrence Edward Luscombe |accessdate=8 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130421233302/http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mfwhoswho/individuals/L_mfwwi/luscombe_lawrence.html |archivedate=21 April 2022}}</ref> On 19 March 1944, he was granted an emergency commission as a [[second lieutenant]].<ref name="LG 4 August 1944">{{London Gazette |issue=36641 |date=4 August 1944 |page=3630 }}</ref> On 1 August 1945, he transferred to the [[Devonshire Regiment]] of the [[British Army]] with the rank of [[war substantive]] [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]].<ref name="LG 24 August 1945">{{London Gazette |issue=37239 |date=24 August 1945 |page=4324 |supp=y }}</ref>

Luscombe became an associate of the [[Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales|Institute of Chartered Accountants]] (ACA) in 1952<ref name="Crockford entry" /> and worked as a [[chartered accountant]] until 1963.<ref name="Who's Who" />

===Ordained ministry===
Luscombe was [[ordained]] in the [[Scottish Episcopal Church]] as a [[Deacon#Anglicanism|deacon]] in 1963 and as a [[Priest#Anglican or Episcopalian|priest]] one year later in 1964.<ref name="Crockford entry">{{Crockford| surname = Luscombe | forenames = Lawrence Edward | id = 17403 | accessed = 29 July 2022}}</ref> His ecclesiastical career began as a [[curate]] at St Margaret's [[Glasgow]] after which he was [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]] of St Barnabas' [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]].<ref>"Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark {{ISBN|0-567-08746-8}}</ref> From 1971 to 1975 he was [[Provost (religion)|provost]] of [[St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee]].<ref name="Crockford entry" />

In 1975, Luscombe was [[consecrated]] a bishop<ref name="Crockford entry" /> and appointed the 50th [[Bishop of Brechin (Episcopal)|Bishop of Brechin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.thedioceseofbrechin.org/index.php?page=history|title=Diocese of Brechin|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720181026/http://new.thedioceseofbrechin.org/index.php?page=history|archivedate=20 July 2022}}</ref> Ten years later he was additionally elected the [[Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church]], a post he held until his retirement in 1990.<ref name="Crockford entry" />

===Academic career===
After retiring, he became an academic and author. He earned an MPhil and PhD research degrees from the [[University of Dundee]] where he remained an honorary research fellow in modern history.<ref name="frosts" />

==Personal life and death==
Luscombe died on 3 May 2022, at the age of 97, after a long illness.<ref>[https://www.scotland.anglican.org/death-of-bishop-ted-luscombe-former-primus/ Death of Bishop Ted Luscombe, former Primus]</ref><ref>[https://dct.myfamilyannouncements.co.uk/dundee/view/4877380/luscombe LUSCOMBE]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/obituaries-rt-rev-edward-luscombe-former-bishop-of-brechin-3687680|title = Obituaries: Rt Rev Edward Luscombe, former Bishop of Brechin|last = Jones|first = Idris|date = 11 May 2022|accessdate = 12 May 2022|work = [[The Scotsman]]|archive-url = https://archive.today/20220512075939/https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/obituaries-rt-rev-edward-luscombe-former-bishop-of-brechin-3687680|archive-date = 12 May 2022|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Honours==
In May 1981, Luscombe was appointed a [[Serving Brother of the Venerable Order of St John]] (SBStJ).<ref name="LG 11 May 1981">{{London Gazette |issue=48605 |date=11 May 1981 |pages=6579–6580}}</ref> In January 1986, he was promoted to Officer of the Venerable Order of St John (OStJ).<ref name="LG 30 January 1986">{{London Gazette |issue=50416 |date=30 January 1986 |pages=6579–1373}}</ref> In 1987 he was awarded the [[honorary degree]] of [[Doctor of Laws]] (LLD) by the [[University of Dundee]].<ref name="Crockford entry" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/calendar/senate/honorary.htm |title=University of Dundee: Electronic Calendar |accessdate=5 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911095212/http://www.somis.dundee.ac.uk/calendar/senate/honorary.htm |archivedate=11 September 2022}}</ref>

==Selected works==
*''Matthew Luscombe, Missionary Bishop'', 1992
*''A Seminary of Learning'', 1994
*''"The Scottish Episcopal Church in the 20th Century'', 1996
*''Episcopacy in an Angus Glen'', 2003
*''Steps into Freedom'', 2004
*''Hands Across the Sea'', 2006

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