John Southgate
John Eliot Southgate (2 September 1926 β 18 December 1999)[1] was Dean of York in the Church of England; holding this post from 1984[2] until 1994 when he was succeeded by Raymond Furnell.
Southgate was educated at the City of Norwich School and received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Durham University in 1953 and a Diploma of Theology (DipTh) in 1955.[3]
He was ordained deacon in 1955, and priest in 1956. He served curacies at Glen Parva and Lee, south-east London He was Vicar of Plumstead from 1962 to 1966; Rector of Old Charlton from 1966 to 1972; Dean of Greenwich from 1968 to 1972; York Diocesan Secretary for Mission and Evangelism from 1972 to 1981;Vicar of Harome 1972 to 1977; and Archdeacon of Cleveland from 1974 to 1984.[4]
While Dean Southgate conducted the service, held in 1988, after the restoration of York Minster, which caught fire in 1984.[5] The Minster was struck by lightning four days before the retirement of the previous dean, Ronald Jasper.[6] Southgate was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of York in 1989.[7]
References
- β http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U182029 Who's Who, accessed 6 July 2008
- β New appointments The Archdeacon of Cleveland, the Ven John Southgate, has been appointed Dean of York. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 05, 1984; pg. 14; Issue 61928
- β βSOUTHGATE, Very Rev. John Eliotβ, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920β2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014]
- β Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- β York Minster Is Back to Life After '84 Fire (1988), The New York Times, New York, viewed 2 May 2008, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7DF103DF936A35752C1A96E948260
- β Donald Gray (2004). "Jasper, Ronald Claud Dudley (1917β1990)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- β The University of York Honorary Graduates - 1966-2004 (2004), University of York, York, UK, viewed 2 May 2008, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
Church of England titles | ||
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Preceded by Stanley Linsley |
Archdeacon of Cleveland 1974β1984 |
Succeeded by Ronald John Woodley |
Preceded by Ronald Claud Dudley Jasper |
Dean of York 1984β1994 |
Succeeded by Raymond Furnell |