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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, and honorary chaplain to the Carmen's Company until his ordination to the episcopate in 1990. He returned to England as the Assistant Bishop of Leicester in 1995 before retiring in 2001.

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1. Crockford's clerical directory, 1995, Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0-7151-8088-6)
2. "Luncheon: Carmen's Company". The Times. 31 January 1990. p. 18.
3. "Down, Rt Rev. William John Denbigh", Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2011 , accessed 22 July 2012
4. "New Bishop of Bermuda". The Times. 20 October 1989. p. 16.
5. "Church news". The Times. 25 August 1995. p. 18.
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