Edwin Le Grice

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The Very Reverend (Frederick) Edwin^[1] Le Grice was an eminent Anglican priest in the latter part of the 20th century.

He was born on 14 December 1911 at Harleston, Norfolk and educated at Queens' College, Cambridge.^[2] Ordained in 1936 he began his career with curacies in Leeds and Paignton.^[3] Subsequently Vicar of Totteridge^[4] he was then appointed a Canon Residentiary of St Albans Cathedral, a post he held until his appointment as Dean of Ripon in 1968.^[5] He retired in 1984 after 16 years in post and died on 25 June 1992 at Ripon.

A large stained glass window in the Cathedral is dedicated to Edwin Le Grice. It features medieval stained glass found when the Cathedral was being restored and a line of one of his poems, "Surround us with your symphony of praise, God's messengers of light.'

References

↑ Always known as Edwin
↑ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
↑ During which time he wrote “The story of the parish church of St.John Baptist, Paignton” (Published 1946)
↑ Crockford's clerical directory Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ The Times, Thursday, 28 December 1967; p. 8; Issue 57134; col A New Dean of Ripon

Church of England titles
Preceded by Frederick Llewelyn Hughes	Dean of Ripon 1968 – 1984	Succeeded by Christopher Russell Campling

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 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)

Persondata
Name	Le Grice, Frederick Edwin
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Date of birth	1911
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Date of death	1992
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