John Young (Dean of St George's Cathedral)
For the English priest, see John Young (Archdeacon of Barnstaple).
The Very Reverend John Kenneth Young (5 January 1914 – 1991)[1] was the Dean of St George's Cathedral, Georgetown, Guyana from 1948 until 1957.[2] Born in 1914, he was educated at Clare College, Cambridge, ordained in 1939 after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon and began his career with curacies at St James, West Hartlepool and St Mary Magdalen, Medomsley.[3] From 1943 to 1948 he was vicar of Demerara River, Guyana and then Dean[4] of the Diocese’s Cathedral.[5] Returning to England he held incumbencies at Harton, North Yorkshire, Eastgate, County Durham and (his final post before retirement) Forcett, Richmondshire.
Notes
- ↑ England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
- ↑ The Times, Tuesday, Jul 31, 1956; pg. 10; Issue 53597; col C Ecclesiastical News Church Appointments Very Rev J.K. Young (Dean of Georgetown) to be Perpetual Curate of St Peter’s Harton
- ↑ Crockford's clerical directory1976 Lambeth, Church House ISBN 978-0-19-200008-8
- ↑ The Times, Wednesday, Jun 15, 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51408; col C Marriages The Very Rev J.K. Young, Dean of Georgetown and Miss M.K. Morpeth
- ↑ Diocesan History
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| Preceded by Frank Thatcher |
Deans of St George's Cathedral, Georgetown 1948 – 1957 |
Succeeded by Ronald Ragsdale Sargison |
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