John Churchill (priest)
John Howard Churchill was Dean of Carlisle[1] from 1973 to 1987.
Born in 1920,[2] he was educated at Sutton Valence School and Trinity College, Cambridge and ordained in 1944. He held curacies at St George, Camberwell and All Hallows, Tottenham[3] before becoming Chaplain of King's College London and a lecturer in Theology. In 1960 he became Vicar of St George, Sheffield and in 1973 a Canon Residentiary of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, his last post before the deanery.[4] An eminent author,[5] he died 29 April 1990.
References
- ↑ Deans of Carlisle
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ The Times, Saturday, Jun 19, 1948; pg. 6; Issue 51102; col C
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ↑ Amongst others he wrote "Prayer in Progress", 1961; "Going Up: a look at University life", 1963; "Finding Prayer", 1978; "Finding Communion", 1987; "Putting Life Together", 1989 > British Library web site accessed 20:13 GMT Thursday 4th November, 2010
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| Preceded by Lionel Meiring Spafford du Toit |
Dean of Carlisle 1973–1987 |
Succeeded by Henry Edward Champneys Stapleton |
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