Oliver Fiennes

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The Very Reverend and Honourable Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (17 May 1926 – 8 June 2011)^[1] was Dean of Lincoln in the latter part of the 20th century.^[2]

He was born into a noble family, the younger son of the 20th Baron Saye and Sele^[3] on 17 May 1926 and educated at Eton and was commissioned in the Green Howards having won the Sword of Honour at Sandhurst (although the Second World War ended before he saw action).^[4] He subsequently went up to New College, Oxford.^[5] Ordained in 1954, after a spell as a Curate at St Mary Magdalene, New Milton he became Chaplain of Clifton College in 1958. Following this he was Rector of Lambeth before his elevation to the Deanery.^[6] Described by Beeson as “the last aristocrat to make his mark on the church",^[7] in retirement he lived near his old Cathedral in Lincoln until his death in June 2011.

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↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
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↑ Obituary of The Very Reverend Oliver Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, The Daily Telegraph, 21 June 2011
↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black (ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8)
↑ Church News New Dean Of Lincoln The Times Friday, 3 January 1969; p. 8; Issue 57449; col B
↑ ”The Bishops” Beeson, T.R: Canterbury, SCM, 2003 ISBN 0-334-02916-3

Church of England titles
Preceded by Michael David Saville Peck	Dean of Lincoln 1969–1989	Succeeded by Brandon Donald Jackson

v t e Deans of Lincoln

High Medieval	Ranulph Simon Bloet Philip of Harcourt Adelelm Geoffrey Richard FitzNeal Hamo Roger de Rolleston William de Thornaco Roger Weseham Henry of Lexington Richard of Gravesend Robert de Mariscis William of Lexington Richard de Mepham John de Maidenstan Oliver Sutton Nicholas de Hegham Philip Willoughby

Late Medieval	Joceline Kirmington Raymond de Got Roger Martival Henry Mansfield Antony Bek William Bateman John de Ufford Thomas Bradwardine Simon Briselee John Stretley Richard Ravenser John Sheppey John Mackworth Robert Flemming George Fitzhugh

Early modern	Thomas Ruthall Geoffrey Simeon Thomas Wolsey John Constable George Heneage John Taylor Matthew Parker Francis Mallet John Whitgift William Wickham Ralph Griffin John Rainolds William Cole Laurence Stanton Roger Parker Anthony Topham Michael Honeywood Daniel Brevint Samuel Fuller Abraham Campion Richard Willis Robert Cannon Edward Gee Edward Willes Thomas Cheney William George John Green Hon James Yorke Robert Richardson Richard Cust Sir Richard Kaye

Late modern	George Gordon John Ward Thomas Garnier James Jeremie Joseph Blakesley William Butler Edward Wickham Thomas Fry Robert Mitchell David Dunlop Hon Oliver Fiennes Brandon Jackson Alec Knight Philip Buckler

Persondata
Name	Fiennes, Oliver
Alternative names	Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, Oliver William
Short description	Died of Lincoln
Date of birth	17 May 1926
Place of birth
Date of death	8 June 2011
Place of death	Lincoln County Hospital

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