Raymond Furnell

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Raymond Furnell (18 May 1936 – 10 July 2006) was the Dean of York Minster from 1994 to 2003.^[1]

His first ministry position was as a curate at Cannock,^[2] in the Diocese of Lichfield, from 1965 to 1969. From there, he moved to become vicar of Clayton part of Newcastle-under-Lyme, a position he held from 1969-1975. He then became Rural Dean for Stoke North^[3] - a post he held until 1981 when he became Provost of Bury St Edmunds. He remained in that post until his move to York in 1994.^[4]
Following his retirement, he returned to Suffolk but was a regular visitor to York. While Dean of York, he played a major role in the presentation of the York Mystery Plays to celebrate the Millennium.

↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
↑ Crockfords, (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
↑ The Times, Friday, Dec 06, 1974; pg. 18; Issue 59263; col E Church news
↑ Times Obituary

Church of England titles
Preceded by David Rokeby Maddock	Provost of St Edmundsbury 1981 –1994	Succeeded by James Edgar Atwell
Preceded by John Southgate	Dean of York 1994 –2003	Succeeded by Keith Jones

v t e Provosts and Deans of St Edmundsbury

Provosts	John Orpen John White John Waddington David Maddock Raymond Furnell James Atwell (became Dean)

Deans	James Atwell (previously Provost) Neil Collings Frances Ward

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Name	Furnell, Raymond
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Date of birth	18 May 1936
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Date of death	10 July 2006
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