Augustine John de Clare Studdert (31 January 1901 20 March 1972) was an
Anglican
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priest, most notably
archdeacon of Surrey
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History
The whole archdeaconry was historically in the d ...
from 1957 to 1968.
Career
Augustine Studdert was educated at
Trinity College, Dublin
, name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin
, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
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, graduating with a
B.A. in 1924 and receiving an
M.A. in 1936. He was
ordained deacon in 1925 and became a priest the following year.
His first
curacy was at
Glendermott, Northern Ireland, in 1925, but he moved later that year to
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, where he served until 1932.
[ He spent two years as Assistant Chaplain to the ]British Embassy
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Church in Paris.[ He was a curate at Cranleigh, Surrey, between 1934 and 1939,]Rector
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of Busbridge from 1939 to 1969.
Studdert was Rural Dean of Godalming
Godalming is a market town and civil parish in southwest Surrey, England, around southwest of central London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, at the confluence of the Rivers Wey and Ock. The civil parish covers and includes the settleme ...
from 1950 to 1970.[ He was appointed ]Archdeacon of Surrey
The Archdeaconry of Surrey is the ecclesiastical officer in charge of the archdeaconry of Surrey, a subdivision of the Church of England Diocese of Guildford in the Province of Canterbury.
History
The whole archdeaconry was historically in the d ...
in 1957. He was Examining Chaplain
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to the bishop of Guildford from 1961 to 1969. He tendered his resignation as archdeacon in December 1967, following a recommendation from the archbishop of Canterbury
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's Commission, that two archdeacons should be appointed for the Diocese of Guildford. At the request of the bishop of Guildford, he continued to serve as archdeacon of Surrey until August 1968.[
Studdert died at the Holy Cross Hospital, ]Haslemere
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, on 20 March 1972. His funeral service took place at Guildford Crematorium on 24 March and a memorial service was held at Guildford Cathedral on 18 April of the same year.[
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Family
Augustine Studdert married Marjorie Joyce Chettle on 22 April 1936 at St Nicholas' Church, Cranleigh. The couple had one son, Michael John de Clare Studdert (28 March 1939 9 August 2017), who was ordained deacon at Manchester Cathedral
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on 5 June 1966 and became a priest on 21 May the following year. Michael Studdert was convicted in 2006 for making indecent images of children and was sentenced to four years' imprisonment.
References
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1972 deaths
1901 births
Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
Archdeacons of Surrey