Harold Williams (priest)

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Harold Claude Noel Williams (6 December 1914^[1] – 5 April 1990), commonly known as H. C. N. Williams or Bill Williams, was an Anglican priest and author.

Williams was born in Grahamstown, South Africa and educated at Graeme College (South Africa) and Durham University (England). He was ordained in 1938 and began his ministry as a curate at St Mary with St Paul's Weeke near Winchester in England.^[2] From 1941 to 1949 he was Principal of St Matthew’s College in South Africa. He then returned to England and held incumbencies at St Bartholomew's Hyde, Winchester^[3] and St Mary’s, Southampton. In 1958 he became Provost of the Cathedral Church of St Michael, Coventry, a position he held for 23 years. ^[4]^[5]^[6]

Writings

African Folk Songs, 1948
Vision of Duty, 1963
Twentieth Century Cathedral: An Examination of the Role of Cathedrals in the Strategy of the Church in the Changing Pattern of a Twentieth Century Community, 1964
Coventry Cathedral and its Ministry, 1965
Coventry Cathedral in Action, 1968
Basics and Variables: The Future of the Church in the Modern World, 1970
The Latter Glory: The Story of Coventry Cathedral, 1978
Order My Steps in Thy Way, 1982
Building A Community, 1990 (publ.2012)

Williams also wrote several tourist guides and books, or editions of books, about Coventry Cathedral and compilations of African vocal music.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Richard Thomas Howard	Provost of Coventry Cathedral 1958–1981	Succeeded by Colin Douglas Semper

References

↑ Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1940-41, Oxford, OUP, 1941
↑ Building a Community Docuracy Ltd., 2012 ISBN 978-1475268485
↑ The Times, 1 May 1958, p12, "Ecclesiastical News"
↑ Anglican Archives
↑ "Provost to retire". The Times, 29 May 1981, p14

v t e Provosts and Deans of Coventry

Provosts	Cyril Morton Richard Howard Harold Williams Colin Semper John Petty

Deans	John Petty Stuart Beake John Irvine Tim Pullen John Witcombe

v t e Diocese of Coventry

Coventry Cathedral Coventry Blitz The Bishop's House, Coventry Cathedral and Diocesan Office, Coventry St Mary's Priory and Cathedral

Office holders	The Bishop of Coventry, Christopher Cocksworth The Bishop suffragan of Warwick, John Stroyan AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet The Dean of Coventry, John Witcombe The Archdeacon Missioner, Morris Rodham The Archdeacon Pastor, John Green

Historic offices	Provost of Coventry (1931–2000; see Dean of Coventry) Archdeacon of Warwick (1918–2009; replaced by Archdeacon Missioner) Archdeacon of Coventry (12th century–2012; replaced by Archdeacon Pastor)

Persondata
Name	Williams, Harold
Alternative names
Short description	Anglican priest and author
Date of birth	6 December 1914
Place of birth
Date of death	5 April 1990
Place of death

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