Richard Howard (priest)

Richard Thomas Howard (1884^[1] - 1 November 1981^[2]) was an Anglican priest and author.^[3]

Howard was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1908^[4] and began his ministry as chaplain of his former Cambridge college. In 1912 he went to St. John's College, Agra for the Church Missionary Society (CMS). From 1913 to 1918 he was Vice-Principal of St Paul’s Divinity School, Allahabad and from then until 1929 was the Principal of St Aidan’s College, Birkenhead. After four years as Vicar of Luton he became Provost of Coventry Cathedral,^[5] a position he held for 25 years. From 1941 to 1946 he was also Archdeacon of Coventry.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Cyril Evelyn Morton	Provost of Coventry Cathedral 1933–1958	Succeeded by Harold Claude Noel Wiliams

References

^ Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
^ "The Very Rev R. T. Howard", The Times, 4 November 1981, p12
^ Among other books he wrote “Ruined and Rebuilt: the story of Coventry Cathedral”, 1962, and “Behold Your God”, 1969, [British Library]] website.
^ ”The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913
^ The Times, 6 January 1933, p15.

Provosts and Deans of Coventry

Provosts	Cyril Morton • Richard Howard • Harold Williams • Colin Semper • John Petty

Deans	John Petty • John Irvine

Office holders in the Diocese of Coventry

The Bishop of Coventry • The Bishop of Warwick • The Dean of Coventry • The Archdeacon of Coventry The Archdeacon of Warwick