Cecil Matthews (priest)

The Venerable Cecil Lloyd Matthews MA

Archdeacon of Leicester
In office 1938–1956
Personal details
Born	8 February 1881
Died	26 February 1962
Spouse(s)	Ennis née Beddoe

The Venerable Cecil Lloyd Matthews (1881–1962) ^[1] was an eminent Anglican priest and author in the mid 20th century.

Matthews was educated at Monmouth Grammar School and Keble College, Oxford.^[2] In 1902-3 he was Assistant Master at The Limes Preparatory School Shrewsbury and from 1903-1907 was Assistant Master at Norwich School.^[3] He was ordained in 1904 ^[4] and began his career with a curacy at SS Laurence and Gregory, Norwich after which he was Priest in charge at St Marks, Bourne End from 1907 to 1911. He was then Rector of Clophill and when World War I broke out a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces. When peace returned he held incumbencies at Hungarton, Hinckley and Knighton. He was Rural Dean of Christianity within the Diocese of Leicester from 1938 and from then until 1956 Archdeacon of Leicester.^[5] He retired in 1956.

Notes

↑ The Times, Tuesday, 27 Feb 1962; pg. 15; Issue 55326; col A Ven. C. L. Matthews
↑ “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
↑ "Ampthill and District News". Clophill History. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
↑ University of Leicester

Church of England titles
Preceded by Frederick Brodie MacNutt	Archdeacon of Leicester 1927–1934	Succeeded by Irven David Edwards

Archdeacons of Leicester

High Medieval	Ranulph/Ralph Godfrey Walter Robert de Chesney Hugh Barre Baldric de Segillo Hamo Roger de Rolleston Reimund William Blund of Lincoln Robert Grosseteste William de Dratton/of Lincoln John of Basingstoke Solomon of Dover Roger de Saxenhurst Roger Martival

Late Medieval	Guillaume Cardinal de Farges Raynald Orsini Arnald de Gavarreto Henry Chaddesden William Doune Philippe Cardinal de Cabassoles Giacomo Cardinal Orsini, Dean of Salisbury Poncello Cardinal Orsini John Bottlesham John Elvet Richard Holland Richard Elvet John Legbourne Thomas Barnsley Richard Ewen William Witham Roger Rotherham John Morton Richard Lavender/Lavendre William Spark Henry Wilcocks Richard Maudeley Stephen Gardiner Edward Foxe Edmund Bonner William More, Bishop of Colchester

Early modern	Thomas Robertson Richard Barber Hugh Blythe Robert Johnson Richard Pilkington William Warr Henry Ferne Robert Hitch Clement Breton William Owtram Francis Meres Byrom Eaton John Rogers David Trimnel John Taylor James Bickham Andrew Burnaby Thomas Parkinson Thomas Bonney

Late modern	Henry Fearon Assheton Pownall John Mitchinson John Stocks Frederick MacNutt Cecil Matthews Irven Edwards Berkeley Cole David Silk Michael Edson Richard Atkinson Tim Stratford

Diocese of Leicester

Leicester Cathedral Bishop's Lodge, Leicester St Martin's House, Leicester Launde Abbey

Office holders	John Holbrook, Acting Bishop of Leicester Martyn Snow, Bishop-elect of Leicester Christopher Boyle, Assistant Bishop of Leicester AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough David Monteith, Dean of Leicester David Newman, Archdeacon of Loughborough Tim Stratford, Archdeacon of Leicester

Historic offices	Provost of Leicester (1927–2000; see Dean of Leicester)

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