Dick Wingfield-Digby

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Richard Shuttleworth "Dick" Wingfield-Digby (19 August 1911 – 29 January 2007) was the Dean of Peterborough in the Church of England from 1966 until 1980.^[1]

He was educated at the Nautical College, Pangbourne and Christ's College, Cambridge, he was ordained in 1937 and began his career with a curacy at St Andrew’s, Rugby.^[2] He then became a Chaplain to the Forces and was a Prisoner of war from 1940 until 1945.^[3] When peace returned he became Vicar of All Saints, Newmarket^[4] then Rural Dean of Bury^[5] before his elevation to the Deanery.^[6]

Church of England titles
Preceded by Noel Charles Christopherson	Dean of Peterborough 1966–1980	Succeeded by Randolph George Wise

References

↑ The Times, 26 Jan 1980; pg. 16; Issue 60534; col A Resignation of the Dean of Peterborough
↑ Church web-site
↑ Who's Who 1970 p2163 ISBN 0-7136-1140-5
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ Bury Parish Church
↑ Church Times Obituary

v t e Deans of Peterborough

Early modern	Francis Alree/Abree/Leycester Gerard Carleton James Curthoppe John Boxall William Latymer Richard Fletcher Thomas Nevile John Palmer Richard Clayton George Meriton Henry Beaumont William Piers John Towers Thomas Jackson John Cosin Edward Rainbowe James Duport Simon Patrick Richard Kidder Samuel Freeman White Kennett Richard Reynolds Edward Gee John Mandeville Francis Lockier John Thomas Robert Lamb Charles Tarrant Charles Manners-Sutton Peter Peckard

Late modern	Thomas Kipling James Monk Thomas Turton George Butler Augustus Saunders John Perowne Marsham Argles William Ingram William Barlow Arnold Page James Simpson Noel Christopherson Dick Wingfield-Digby Randolph Wise Michael Bunker Charles Taylor

v t e Anglican Diocese of Peterborough

Peterborough Cathedral Bishop's Lodging, The Palace, Peterborough The Palace, Peterborough

Office holders	The Bishop of Peterborough, Donald Allister The Bishop suffragan of Brixworth, John Holbrook AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough The Dean of Peterborough, Charles Taylor The Archdeacon of Northampton, Christine Allsopp The Archdeacon of Oakham, Gordon Steele

Historic offices	Archdeacon of Leicester (1837–1926; became Diocese of Leicester) Archdeacon of Loughborough (1921–1926; became Diocese of Leicester)

Persondata
Name	Wingfield Digby, Richard Shuttleworth
Alternative names
Short description	Dean of Peterborough
Date of birth	19 August 1911
Place of birth
Date of death	29 January 2007
Place of death

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