Michael Paton (priest)

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The Venerable Michael John Macdonald Paton was an eminent Anglican priest and author^[1] in the 20th century.^[2]

Paton was born on 25 November 1922,^[3] and educated at Repton and Magdalen College, Oxford. After service with the Indian Army and the Foreign Office,^[4] he was ordained in 1954.^[5] He was a curate at All Saints’, Gosforth and then held incumbencies at St Chad’s, Sheffield and St Mark’s, Broomhill. In 1978 he was appointed Archdeacon of Sheffield, a post he held for nine years.

References

↑ Amongst others he wrote “Essays in Anglican Self-criticism”, 1958; “More Sermons from Great St Mary’s”, 1971; “Religion and Medicine”, 1976; and “Mud and Stars”, 1991 > British Library website accessed 15:22 GMT 5 July 2011
↑ Genealogical web site
↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
↑ London Gazette
↑ Crockford's clerical directory London, Church House 1975 ISBN 0108153674

Church of England titles
Preceded by Hayman Johnson	Archdeacon of Sheffield 1978–1987	Succeeded by Stephen Richard Lowe

v t e Archdeacons of Sheffield

John Blakeney Henry Favell John Eyre Herbert Jones Charles Carre Russell Darbyshire Alfred Jarvis Alexander Doull Alfred Jarvis William Baker Douglas Harrison Robin Woods Hayman Johnson Michael Paton Stephen Lowe Richard Blackburn Martyn Snow

v t e Diocese of Sheffield

Sheffield Cathedral Bishopscroft, Sheffield Church House, Rotherham

Office holders	The Bishop of Sheffield, Steven Croft The Bishop suffragan of Doncaster, Peter Burrows AEO: Glyn Webster, Bishop suffragan of Beverley The Dean of Sheffield, Peter Bradley The Archdeacon of Doncaster, Steve Wilcockson The Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham, Malcolm Chamberlain

Historic offices	Provost of Sheffield (1931–2000; see Dean of Sheffield)

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Name	Paton, Michael John Macdonald
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Date of birth	25 November 1922
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