Henry Handley Vully de Candole

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Henry Handley Vully de Candole was Bishop of Knaresborough from 1949 to 1965. Born on 25 May 1895 into a clerical family^[1] he was educated at Marlborough College and King’s College, Cambridge ^[2]. In 1920 he studied for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge before returning to his old school as Assistant Chaplain. From 1920 until 1926 he was Resident Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, followed by a curacy in Newcastle upon Tyne^[3]. After two years as Chaplain at Peterhouse, Cambridge de Candole served in a variety of posts within the Diocese of Chichester between 1937^[4] and 1949^[5][6]. In 1949 he was appointed Suffragan Bishop of Knaresborough where he combined pastoral duties with service to the “Parish and People” movement^[7]. A prolific author^[8] and passionate Liturgist^[9]he died on 16 June 1971 ^[10]. He bequeathed his considerable diaries^[11] to the nation, and a distillation of these has been published^[12].

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Preceded by John Norman Bateman-Champain	Bishop of Knaresborough 1949 – 1965	Succeeded by John Howard Cruse

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1. ^ Father conducts Church Missionary Society Service cited in The Times, Monday, Feb 24, 1919; pg. 6; Issue 42032; col C
2. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
3. ^ Latterly as vicar-“Who was Who” (Ibid)
4. ^ In which year he married Frances Cornwall, daughter of the Archdeacon of Cheltenham
5. ^ Liturgical Missioner appointed to Chichester cited in The Times, Friday, Jan 26, 1940; pg. 11; Issue 48523; col D Ecclesiastical News
6. ^ Prebendary of Bracklesham announced The Times, Wednesday, Jan 17, 1945; pg. 7; Issue 50043; col C Ecclesiastical News
7. ^ "Mission and communication: the report of the 1963 Conference of parish and people on The mission of the people of God" Paton D.M(Ed): London, SPCK, 1963
8. ^ "The Church's Offering, 1935; The Sacraments and the Church, 1935; The Church's Prayers, 1939; The Story of Henfield", 1947; "Lent with the Church", 1952; "The Christian Use of the Psalms", 1955
9. ^ Contributions to the Liturgical Movement cited in The Times, Friday, Jun 25, 1971; pg. 17; Issue 58208; col G
10. ^ Obituary cited in The Times, Thursday, Jun 17, 1971; pg. 17; Issue 58201; col G
11. ^ 22 volumes
12. ^ ”Bishop Henry de Candole, his life and times” Jagger,P.J: Leighton Buzzard, Faith Press,1975 ISBN 0716403951

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