Donald Smith (priest)

Donald John Smith (10 April 1926) was Archdeacon of Sudbury from 1984 to 1991.

Smith was educated at the University of Wales and Clifton Theological College He was ordained in 1954^[1] and served curacies in Edgware and Ipswich.^[2] He was Vicar of St Mary, Hornsey Rise from 1958 to 1962; Rector of Whitton from 1962 1975; and Rector of Redgrave cum Botesdale with The Rickinghalls from 1975 to 1979.

He died on 22nd August 2014, following a long retirement at Stretton-on-Fosse, then moved to Shipston-on-Stour. His funeral was held on 5th September at Whitton church, where he had served as rector.

References

↑ Crockfords, London, Church House, 1995, ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
↑ ‘SMITH, Ven. Donald John’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 5 March 2013

Church of England titles
Preceded by Kenneth Child	Archdeacon of Sudbury 1984–1991	Succeeded by Richard Garrard

Archdeacons of Sudbury

High Medieval	William son of Humphrey Baldwin of Boulogne Reiner Roger Robert of Gloucester Alan de Beccles Roger Pincerna William de Clare Thomas Ingoldsthorpe Constantine de Mildenhall Ralph de Fornham Ralph of York

Late Medieval	Henry de Bradenham Alan de Ely Simon de Creake Firmin de Lavenham Gilbert de Marewell Richard Lyng Walter Elvedon Thomas de Winchester Thomas de Methelwold Henry de la Zouche William Graa de Trusthope John Hambleton John de Lincoln Hugh Sturmy Thomas Grene Hugh Gaudeby Thomas Hetersete Richard Maudeleyn Thomas Hetersete (again) Eudo de la Zouche Roger Wodehele Thomas Rodborne Clement Denston John Wiggenhall John Selot Nicholas Goldwell John Jeffreys Thomas Shenkwyn John Finneys William Stillington Thomas Larke Richard Woleman Miles Spencer

Early modern	Thomas Aldriche John Still Tertullian Pyne Cuthbert Norris Theophilus Kent Anthony Sparrow John Spencer Nicholas Clagett Brampton Gurdon John Chapman John Gooch George Glover

Late modern	Lord Arthur Hervey Frank Chapman Arthur Livingstone George Hodges William Farmiloe Eric Buckley Maxwell Maxwell-Gumbleton, Bishop of Dunwich Hugh Norton Harry Barton David Maddock, Bishop of Dunwich Kenneth Child Donald Smith Richard Garrard John Cox David Brierley David Jenkins

Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

St Edmundsbury Cathedral The Bishop's House, Ipswich St Nicholas Centre, Ipswich

Office holders	Acting Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, David Thomson The bishop-designate, Martin Seeley The Bishop suffragan of Dunwich (Vacant) AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough The Dean of St Edmundsbury, Frances Ward The Archdeacon of Sudbury, David Jenkins The Archdeacon of Suffolk, Ian Morgan The Archdeacon of Ipswich (Vacant)

Historic offices	Provosts of St Edmundsbury (1929–2000; see Dean of St Edmundsbury)