▁Stephen ' s ▁House ▁in ▁Oxford ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁He ▁held ▁cura cies ▁in ▁Bed was , ▁New port ▁and ▁Wal ton - on - the - H ill , ▁Liverpool ▁before ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁naval ▁chap lain . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁became ▁vic ar ▁of ▁Bla en av on ▁and ▁then ▁re ctor ▁of ▁a ▁team ▁min istry ▁in ▁E bb w ▁V ale ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁Further ▁appoint ments ▁as ▁R ural ▁Dean ▁of ▁Pont y pool , ▁and ▁Arch de acon ▁of ▁Mon mouth ▁followed , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Arch de acon ▁of ▁New port . ▁Elect ed ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Mon mouth ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁bishop ric ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁View s ▁A ▁traditional ist ▁in ▁his ▁the ology ▁and ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁to ▁the ▁ord ination ▁of ▁women ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁and ▁epis cop ate , ▁he ▁non eth eless ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁bishop ▁to ▁his ▁success ors , ▁Row an ▁Williams ▁and ▁Domin ic ▁Walker , ▁( ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁supported ▁women ' s ▁ord ination ) ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁a ▁prominent ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁discuss ions ▁of ▁the ▁issue ▁in ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁Although ▁some ▁sources ▁have ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁author itar ian ▁in ▁his ▁approach ▁to ▁admin ister ing ▁a