John Williams (Archdeacon of Worcester)

John Charles Williams (17 July 1912 - 27 August 2002) was an Anglican priest.^[1]

Williams was educated at Cowbridge Grammar School and University College, Oxford;^[2] and ordained in 1938.^[3] His first ecclesiastical post was a curacy at Christ Church, Birmingham. After this he was curate in charge of St Margaret’s Hasbury then vicar of Cradley Heath from 1943 to 1948. He was vicar of St Stephen's Redditch from 1948 to 1959; Rural Dean of Bromsgrove from 1958 to 1959; rector of Halesowen from 1959 to 1970; Archdeacon of Dudley from 1968^[4] to 1975; vicar of Dodderhill from 1970 to 1975; Archdeacon of Worcester from 1975 until 1980; Director of Ordination Candidates for the Diocese of Worcester from 1975 to 1979; and a residentiary canon of Worcester Cathedral from 1975 to 1980.

References

↑ ”I Was Glad: The Memoirs of Christopher Campling, Dean Emeritus of Ripon” Campling, C.R: London, Janus, 2005 p301 ISBN 1857566165
↑ "Williams, Ven. John Charles", Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 20 Sept 2013
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 p 1070 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ ”Church News” The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 29, 1968; pg. 10; Issue 57238

Church of England titles
Preceded by Alfred Hurley	Archdeacon of Dudley 1968–1975	Succeeded by Christopher Campling
Preceded by Peter Eliot	Archdeacon of Worcester 1975–1980	Succeeded by Peter Coleman

Archdeacons of Dudley

Sydney James Arthur Shepherd Alfred Hurley John Williams Christopher Campling Robin Bennett John Gathercole Fred Trethewey Nikki Groarke

Archdeacons of Worcester

High Medieval	Senior archdeacon of the diocese: Ailric Hugh Archdeacons of Worcester: William Cumin Godfrey William Cumin (again) Godfrey (again) Simon Luvel Peter de Leche John of Cornwall John Brancastre William Scot Vincent of Abergavenny Robert de Esthall Hugh of Evesham Ralph de Hingham Francesco Napoleone Cardinal Orsini

Late Medieval	Henri de la Tour du Pin John de Brucy Adam le Chaumpeneys de Sandwico John de Orleton Robert de Worcester John de Severle John Harewell Simon Clement John Blanchard William Malpas William Rocombe John Ixworth John Burdett William Hende John Verney William Vaunce Thomas Hawkins Robert Inkbarrow Thomas Hawkins (again) John Burton Richard Burton Thomas Alcock Stephen Gardiner William Claybrook Peter Vannes

Early modern	Thomas Powell Godfrey Goldsborough John Johnson William Swaddon Hugh Floyd Edward Thornborough William Hodges John Fleetwood William Worth John Tottie John Warren Thomas Evans Richard Onslow Richard Hone

Late modern	William Lea William Walters John Greig James Peile Ridley Duppuy Thomas Wilson Peter Eliot John Williams Peter Coleman Frank Bentley Joy Tetley Roger Morris Robert Jones

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