Christopher Campling

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Christopher Russell Campling is a retired Anglican priest who was the Dean of Ripon.^[1]

Campling was born on 4 July 1925 and educated at Lancing College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford.^[2] Ordained in 1952 he began his career with a curacy in Basingstoke^[3] after which he was a Minor Canon at Ely Cathedral.^[4] He was then appointed Chaplain of his old school. Later Vicar then Rural Dean of Pershore, his next appointment was as Archdeacon of Dudley in 1975 — a post he held jointly with his role as director of education for the Anglican Diocese of Worcester and priest-in-charge of St Augustine's Church, Dodderhill, Droitwich. Then, in 1984, he was appointed Dean of Ripon.^[5] An eminent author,^[6]after 11 years he retired to Worthing^[7] where he wrote his memoir, I Was Glad. He continues to preach and lecture occasionally.^[8]

References

↑ "Campling, Very Rev. Christopher Russell", Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U10070, accessed 23 Sept 2013]
↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
↑ Debrett's People of Today: (1992, London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2
↑ Crockford's clerical directory Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ The Times, Wednesday, 8 May 09, 1984; p. 16; Issue 61826; col G New Dean of Ripon
↑ Amongst others he wrote “The Way, The Truth and The Life” (Vol. 1, The Love of God in Action, 1964; Vol. 2, The People of God in Action, 1964; Vol. 3, The Word of God in Action, 1965; Vol. 4, God's Plan in Action, 1965); “Words of Worship”, 1969; “The Fourth Lesson” (Vol. 1 1973, Vol. 2 1974); and The Food of Love, 1997
↑ Churches Together in Sussex No. 81 (2013, Brighton)
↑ Ripon Cathedral News, January 2011

Church of England titles
Preceded by Frederick Edwin Le Grice	Dean of Ripon 1984 – 1995	Succeeded by John Alan Robert Methuen

v t e Deans of Ripon

Minster	Moses Fowler Anthony Higgin John Wilson Thomas Dodd John Wilkins John Neile Thomas Tully Thomas Cartwright Christopher Wyvill Heneage Dering Francis Wanley Darley Waddilove James Webber

Cathedral	James Webber Hon Henry Erskine Thomas Garnier William Goode Hugh M‘Neile Sydney Turner William Fremantle Hon William Fremantle Mansfield Owen Godwin Birchenough Llewelyn Hughes Edwin Le Grice Christopher Campling John Methuen Keith Jukes

v t e Archdeacons of Dudley

Sydney James Arthur Shepherd Alfred Hurley John Williams Christopher Campling Robin Bennett John Gathercole Fred Trethewey Nikki Groarke

v t e Diocese of Ripon and Leeds

Ripon Cathedral Hollin House, Leeds Diocesan Office, Leeds Bishop Mount, Ripon Anglican Diocese of Leeds Leeds Minster

Office holders	The Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, John Packer The Bishop suffragan of Knaresborough, James Bell AEO: Glyn Webster, Bishop suffragan of Beverley The Sub-Dean of Ripon, Keith Punshon The Archdeacon of Leeds, Paul Hooper Acting Archdeacon of Richmond, Paul Slater

Historic offices	Archdeacon of Craven (1836–1919; transferred to Bradford) Archdeacon of Ripon (1894–1921; renamed Archdeacon of Leeds)

v t e Anglican Diocese of Worcester

Worcester Cathedral The Old Palace, Worcester Hartlebury Castle Alvechurch Palace

Office holders	The Bishop of Worcester, John Inge The Bishop suffragan of Dudley (Vacant; bishop-designate: Graham Usher) AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet The Dean of Worcester, Peter Atkinson The Archdeacon of Worcester, Roger Morris The Archdeacon of Dudley, Nikki Groarke

Historic offices	Archdeacon of Gloucester (12th century–1541; became Diocese of Gloucester) Archdeacon of Birmingham (1892–1905; became Diocese of Birmingham)

Authority control	VIAF: 66621129 ISNI: 0000 0000 5187 9976 BNF: cb13496692q

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Name	Campling, Christopher Russell
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Date of birth	1925
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