William MacPherson (priest)

Memorial to William Stuart Macphearson in Lichfield Cathedral

The Very Reverend William Stuart Macpherson^[1] was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.

He was born on 30 September 1901 and educated at Sedbergh and Pembroke College, Cambridge.^[2] Ordained in 1932 he began his career with a curacy at Richmond, Yorkshire^[3] after which he was a Minor Canon at Ripon Cathedral. When World War II came he was a Chaplain in the RNVR. Later he was Rector then Archdeacon of Richmond. In 1954 he was appointed Dean of Lichfield,^[4] a post he held for 15 years.^[5] He died on 7 July 1978. One of his grandsons is TV presenter Michael Collie.

References

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↑ “Who was Who” 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
↑ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
↑ Church News Dean Of Lichfield To Retire The Times Monday, 17 Feb 1969; pg. 10; Issue 57487; col A

Church of England titles
Preceded by Frederic Athelwold Iremonger	Dean of Lichfield 1954–1969	Succeeded by George Edward Holderness

Diocese of Lichfield
Lichfield Cathedral Bishop's House, Lichfield St Mary's House, Lichfield Area scheme (1992–present)
Office holders	Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield Clive Gregory, area Bishop of Wolverhampton Mark Rylands, area Bishop of Shrewsbury Geoff Annas, area Bishop of Stafford AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Adrian Dorber, Dean of Lichfield Paul Thomas, Archdeacon of Salop Simon Baker, Archdeacon of Lichfield Matthew Parker, Archdeacon of Stoke Sue Weller, Archdeacon of Walsall
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Chester (12th century – 1541; erected into Chester diocese) Archdeacon of Derby (12th century – 1884; moved to Southwell then erected into Derby diocese) Archdeacon of Stafford (13th century – 1980; renamed to Lichfield archdeaconry)

Deans of Lichfield
Medieval	Stephen Seagrave Roger de Convenis John Garssia Richard FitzRalph John of Thoresby Simon de Brisele John Bokyngham William de Manton Laurence de Ibstock Anthony Rous Francis de Teobaldeschi William Pakington Thomas de Stretton Robert Wolveden John Verney Thomas Heywood
Early modern	John Yotton Ralph Colyngwood James Denton Richard Sampson Henry Williams John Ramridge Laurence Nowell George Boleyn James Montague William Tooker Walter Curle Augustine Lindsell John Warner Samuel Fell Griffin Higgs William Paul Thomas Wood Matthew Smallwood Lancelot Addison William Binckes Jonathan Kimberley William Walmesley Nicholas Penny John Addenbrooke Baptist Proby
Late modern	John Woodhouse Henry Howard William Champneys Edward Bickersteth Herbert Luckock Henry Savage Frederic Iremonger William MacPherson George Holderness John Lang Tom Wright Michael Yorke Adrian Dorber Pete Wilcox (Acting)

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