Oliver Fiennes

The Very Reverend, the Honourable Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (17 May 1926 – 8 June 2011)[1] was Dean of Lincoln in the latter part of the 20th century.[2]

He was born into a noble family, the younger son of the 20th Baron Saye and Sele[3] on 17 May 1926 and educated at Eton and was commissioned in the Green Howards having won the Sword of Honour at Sandhurst (although the Second World War ended before he saw action)[4] He subsequently went up to New College, Oxford.[5] Ordained in 1954, after a spell as a Curate at St Mary Magdalene, New Milton he became Chaplain of Clifton College in 1958. Following this he was Rector of Lambeth before his elevation to the Deanery.[6] Described by Beeson as “the last aristocrat to make his mark on the church",[7] in retirement he lived near his old Cathedral in Lincoln until his death in June 2011.

Notes

  1. ^ NPG details
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
  3. ^ World Roots
  4. ^ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/8590321/The-Very-Rev-Oliver-Fiennes.html Obituary of The Very Reverend Oliver Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, The Daily Telegraph, 21 June, 2011.
  5. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black (ISBN 978-0-7136-7257-6)
  6. ^ Church News New Dean Of Lincoln The Times Friday, Jan 03, 1969; pg. 8; Issue 57449; col B
  7. ^ ”The Bishops” Beeson, T.R: Canterbury, SCM, 2003 ISBN 0334029163
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Michael David Saville Peck		 Dean of Lincoln
1969 – 1989		 Succeeded by
Brandon Donald Jackson
Deans of Lincoln since 1908
Office holders in the Diocese of Lincoln