William James Patterson

William James Patterson CBE was an Anglican priest.^[1]

He was born on 25 September 1930, educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College and Balliol College, Oxford and ordained in 1955.^[2] After a curacy at at St John Baptist, Newcastle upon Tyne he was Priest in Charge of Rio Claro with Mayaro in Trinidad. On his return to England he was Rector of Esher and then Little Downham. From 1979 to 1984 he was Archdeacon of Wisbech when he became Dean of Ely,^[3] a post he held for six years. He was Vicar of Abbotsley until 1993; and died on 6 April 2002.^[4]

References

^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House,1975 ISBN 0108153674
^ Mentioned in the obituary of Peter Knight Walker > Daily Telegraph Obituaries p31 issue no 48,397 (dated 7 January 2011)
^ Telegraph Obituary

Church of England titles
Preceded by Charles Allan Shaw	Dean of Ely 1984 – 1990	Succeeded by Michael John Higgins

Deans of Ely

16th century	Robert Steward Welles • Andrew Perne • John Bell • Humphrey Tyndall

17th century	Henry Caesar Adelmare • William Fuller • William Beale • Richard Love • Henry Ferne • Edward Martin • Francis Wilford • Robert Mapletoft • John Spencer • John Lamb • John Wickart

18th century	Charles Roderick • Robert Moss • John Frankland • Peter Allix • Hugh Thomas • William Cooke • William Pearce

19th century	James Wood • George Peacock • Harvey Goodwin • Charles Merivale • Charles William Stubbs

20th century	Alexander Francis Kirkpatrick • Lionel Edward Blackburne • Cyril Patrick Hankey • Michael Sausmarez Carey • Charles Allan Shaw • William James Patterson • Michael John Higgins

21st century	Michael John Chandler

Template:Officer holders in the Diocese of Ely

The Bishop of Ely • The Bishop of Huntingdon • The Dean of Ely • The Archdeacon of Cambridge The Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech