Ernest William Southcott

The Very Rev Ernest William Southcott was an eminent Anglican priest and author ^[1] in the 20th century.
He was born on 8 May 1915 and educated at the University of British Columbia.^[2] Ordained in 1938 after a period of study at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield he began his career with curacies at St John’s, Shildon ^[3] and St James’s, Gateshead. He was Vicar of St Wilfrid’s, Halton, Leeds and then Rural Dean of Whitkirk until 1961 when he was appointed Provost of Southwark Cathedral.^[4] He retired 9 years later and died on 17 January 1976.^[5]

References

^ Amongst others he wrote "Unto a Full Grown Man" ,1942; "Receive This Child", 1951; "The Parish Comes Alive", 1956; and "Meditations for Lent", 1957 > British Library web site accessed 18:16GMT Saturday 27th November, 2010
^ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
^ New Provost Of Southwark The Times Friday, Jul 07, 1961; pg. 14; Issue 55127; col E
^ Deaths The Times Tuesday, Jan 20, 1976; pg. 24; Issue 59606; col A

Church of England titles
Preceded by George Edmund Reindorp	Provost of Southwark 1937 – 1938	Succeeded by Harold Edward Frankham

Provosts/Deans of Southwark

John Bernard Haldane • Frederick Dudley Vaughan Narborough • Cuthbert Killick Norman Bardsley • Hugh Edward Ashdown • George Edmund Reindorp • Ernest William Southcott • Harold Edward Frankham • David Lawrence Edwards • Colin Slee • Andrew Nunn

Office holders in the Diocese of Southwark

The Bishop of Southwark • The Bishop of Woolwich • The Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames • The Provost of Southwark (until 2000) The Dean of Southwark (since 2000) • The Archdeacon of Croydon • The Archdeacon of Lambeth • The Archdeacon of Lewisham • The Archdeacon of Reigate • The Archdeacon of Southwark • The Archdeacon of Wandsworth