Harry Saunders (priest)

The Ven. Harry Patrick Saunders, MA, BD was Archdeacon of Macclesfield from 1965 until 1967.

Born on 16 March 1913[1] he was educated at Hanley Castle Grammar School, King's College London and St Catherine's Society, Oxford. He was ordained in 1936 and was successively:Chaplain and Lecturer at St Stephen's House, Oxford, (Vice-Principal, 1938–49); Chaplain of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, 1936–46; Priest in charge of St Peter’s, Shrewsbury and an RAF Chaplain, 1939–45; Chaplain of Magdalen College, Oxford, 1946–49; Vicar of St Andrew’s, West Bromwich, 1949–51; Vicar of St Mary’s, Kingswinford, 1951–56; a Lecturer at Queen’s College, Birmingham, 1949–56;a Canon Residentiary of Ely and Principal of Ely Theological College, 1956; and Vicar of Holy Trinity, Oswestry, 1957–64.[2]

He died in post on 13 May 1967.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ ‘SAUNDERS, Ven. Harry Patrick’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 16 July 2012
  2. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1959-60 Oxford, OUP,1959
  3. ↑ Ven Harry Saunders The Times (London, England), Tuesday, May 16, 1967; pg. 12; Issue 56942
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Thomas Clarke		 Archdeacon of Macclesfield
1965–1967 		Succeeded by
Francis House