Memorial to Arthur Gore in Chester Cathedral

The Ven. Arthur Gore, DD, MA (1829 – 25 April 1913) was the

Archdeacon of Macclesfield The Archdeacon of Macclesfield is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Chester. As such she or he is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within its six rural deaneries: Bowdon, Congleton, Knutsford, Maccles ...

and a

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of Chester Cathedral. He was born in

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and educated at the town’s college and

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. Ordained in 1856 his first post was as the Clerical Superintendent of Liverpool’s ) Church of England Readers Society. He held incumbencies at St Luke’s, Liverpool and St Mary’s,

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after which he was

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to the Bishop of Chester until his appointment to the Diocese’s senior leadership team. Who was Who 1987-1990: London,

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, 1991 He was collated Archdeacon of Macclesfield in 1884 (until 1893) and appointed Canon in 1893 (until his death).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gore, Arthur 1829 births People educated at Kilkenny College Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Archdeacons of Macclesfield 1913 deaths