Basil Wingfield Digby

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In this name, the family name is Wingfield Digby, not Digby.

Stephen Basil Wingfield Digby MBE was an Anglican priest: the Archdeacon of Sarum from 1968 to 1979.

Born on 10 November 1910, he was educated at Marlborough and Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained in 1937 ^[1] and his first post was as a curate at St Paul’s, Salisbury. After this he was Priest in charge at St George’s, Poole and then Vicar of Sherborne. During the war he was a Chaplain to the Forces and was awarded the MBE in 1944.^[2]

He died on 22 January 1996.^[3]

References

↑ Crockfords (Oxford, OUP, 1948)
↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
↑ Deaths The Times (London, England), Wednesday, January 24, 1996; pg. 18; Issue 65484.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Frank McGowan	Archdeacon of Sarum 1968–1979	Succeeded by Nigel Simeon McCulloch

v t e Archdeacons of Sarum

Francis Lear Harry Carpenter Percy Dale Frank McGowan Basil Wingfield Digby Nigel McCulloch Barney Hopkinson Alan Jeans

v t e Diocese of Salisbury

Salisbury Cathedral Sarum Use Bishop's Palace, Salisbury Church House, Salisbury Sonning Bishop's Palace

Office holders	The Bishop of Salisbury, Nick Holtam The area Bishop of Sherborne, Graham Kings The area Bishop of Ramsbury, Ed Condry AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet The Dean of Salisbury, June Osborne The Archdeacon of Sarum, Alan Jeans The Archdeacon of Sherborne, Paul Taylor The Archdeacon of Dorset, Stephen Waine The Archdeacon of Wilts, Ruth Worsley

Historic offices	Archdeacon of Berkshire (13th century–1836; transferred to Oxford)

Persondata
Name	Wingfield Digby, Stephen Basil
Alternative names
Short description	Anglican Archdeacon
Date of birth	10 November 1910
Place of birth
Date of death	22 January 1996
Place of death

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