Lancelot Mason
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The Ven Lancelot Mason MBE, MA was an eminent[1] Anglican priest in the third quarter of the 20th century.[2]
He was born on 22 July 1905 and educated at RN College Osborne, RN College Dartmouth and Trinity College, Cambridge [3] Ordained in 1929 he began his career with a curacy at Soham after which he was Residential Chaplain to the Bishop of Chichester until 1938.[4] Next he was Rector of Plumpton with East Chiltington [5] (and during the war a Chaplain with the RNVR)[6] before being appointed Archdeacon of Chichester in 1946. He additionally became a Canon Residentiary at the diocese's cathedral in 1949; and retired from both posts in 1973.[7] He died on 9 February 1990.
Notes
- ↑ Journal of Ecclesiastical History (CUP 1996) , 47: 210-215
- ↑ National Archives
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ The Times, Tuesday, 6 Dec 1938; pg. 17; Issue 48170; col F Ecclesiastical News
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ↑ Mentioned in Despatches > Who was Who (ibid)
- ↑ Church news Archdeacon of Chichester to retire The Times Tuesday, 12 Dec 1972; pg. 19; Issue 58655; col B
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| Preceded by Charles Philip Stewart Clarke |
Archdeacon of Chichester 1946–1973 |
Succeeded by Frederick George Kerr-Dineen |
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