Cyril Patrick Hankey

The Very Rev Cyril Patrick Hankey[1] was an eminent Anglican priest[2] in the third quarter of the 20th century.[3]
He was in 1886 and educated at Haileybury and Pembroke College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1911[4], he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Augustin, Kilburn.[5] After this he was Vice principal of Dorchester Missionary College. He then held incumbencies of St Matthew’s, Westminster and St Mary’s the Less, Cambridge. Later he was Rural Dean of Watford then Bedford[6]. He was appointed Dean of Ely in November 1950[7], a post he held for over 18 years. An eminent author[8], he died on 9 December 1973.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ NPG details
  2. ^ National Archives
  3. ^ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
  4. ^ "The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913
  5. ^ Church web-site
  6. ^ Anglican archives
  7. ^ Ecclesiastical News New Dean Of Ely The Times Friday, Nov 10, 1950; pg. 8; Issue 51845; col D
  8. ^ Amongst others he wrote "Lives of the Serbian Saints", 1921; "The Young Priest", 1933; "A Confession of My Faith", 1940; and "Signposts on the Christian Way", 1962 > British Library web site accessed 17:48 GMT Sunday 17th January, 2010
  9. ^ Obituary Very Rev C. P. Hankey Former Dean of Ely The Times Tuesday, Dec 11, 1973; pg. 18; Issue 58961; col F
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Lionel Edward Blackburne
Dean of Ely
1951 – 1969
Succeeded by
Michael Sausmarez Carey