Charles Henry Lambert (13 January 1894 – 12 July 1983) was an
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
priest
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in the 20th century.
He was educated at
Leeds University
, mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased
, established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds
, ...
and
Ripon College Cuddesdon
Ripon College Cuddesdon is a Church of England theological college in Cuddesdon, a village outside Oxford, England. The College trains men and women for ministry in the Church of England: stipendiary, non-stipendiary, local ordained and lay min ...
and
ordained
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in 1918. After
curacies
A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy ...
in
Redcar
Redcar is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located east of Middlesbrough.
The Teesside built-up area's Redcar subdivision had a population of ...
and
Guisborough
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he held
incumbencies in
York
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and
Royston. He was
Warden
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''Warden'' is etymologically identic ...
of
Whalley Abbey
Whalley Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Whalley, Lancashire, England. After the dissolution of the monasteries, the abbey was largely demolished and a country house was built on the site. In the 20th century the house was modified ...
from 1934 to 1945;
Archdeacon of Blackburn
The Archdeacon of Blackburn is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Blackburn. Originally created on 17 August 1877 within the Diocese of Manchester, the office became a part of the new Diocese of Blackburn upon its creation on 12 ...
from 1946 to 1959,
[''Ecclesiastical News'' ]The Times
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(London, England), Monday, Sep 14, 1959; pg. 12; Issue 54565 and then of
Lancaster from that year to 1966.
References
1894 births
1983 deaths
Alumni of the University of Leeds
Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon
Archdeacons of Blackburn
Archdeacons of Lancaster
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