Douglas Crick
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Douglas Henry Crick was the Anglican Bishop of Chester from 1939[1] until 1955[2]. He was born in 1885 [3] and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with the post of Chaplain to the Mersey Mission for Seamen. A Curacy at Maltby followed before a period in education at his old school. From there he was successively Vicar of Wednesbury, Archdeacon of Stoke on Trent and Suffragan Bishop of Stafford before elevation to the diocesan episcopate. In retirement he was an honorary Assistant Bishop within the Gloucester Diocese[4]. He died in 1973.
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| Preceded by Lionel Payne Crawfurd |
Bishop of Stafford 1934 – 1938 |
Succeeded by Lemprière Durell Hammond |
| Preceded by Geoffrey Fisher |
Bishop of Chester 1939 – 1955 |
Succeeded by Gerald Alexander Ellison |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ecclesiastical News New Bishop Of Chester (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Tuesday, Oct 24, 1939
- ^ Resignation of the Bishop Of Chester The Times Wednesday, Jan 12, 1955; pg. 8; Issue 53137; col C
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ Right Rev D. H. Crick Former Bishop of Chester (Obituaries) The Times Wednesday, Aug 08, 1973; pg. 16; Issue 58855; col G
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