Philip Welsford Richmond Russell, MBE (21 October 1919 – 25 July 2013) was a South African Anglican bishop.

Russell was born 21 October 1919 in Cowies Hill, South Africa and died 25 July 2013 in Adelaide, Australia.

[2] Having trained as a quantity surveyor, he served in World War II as part of a bomb disposal unit in the South African Engineering Corps.

After World War II he served in various parishes in the Diocese of Natal including Greytown, Ladysmith, Kloof and Pinetown.

[7] He served on the council of Diakonia, an ecumenical body which was very active in both the spiritual and social service sides of Christian life.