William Frederick Surtees (16 October 1871 – 23 March 1956) was an Anglican bishop. He was the second suffragan Bishop of Crediton from 1930 to 1954.
Surtees was educated at Bedford School and King's College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1900, he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy in Lythe. He was then rector of Sampford Courtenay, vicar of St Simon's, Plymouth and Archdeacon of Exeter before a 24-year stint as Suffragan Bishop of Crediton. He died on 23 March 1956.
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- Admitted to Benefit of St Simon
- Obituary-The Rt Rev W.F Surtees. The Times Thursday, 5 April 1956; p. 10; issue 53497; col A.
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Preceded byRobert Edward Trefusis | Bishop of Crediton 1930–1954 |
Succeeded byWilfrid Arthur Edmund Westall |
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