The Court of the Vicar-General of the Province of Canterbury is responsible for granting marriage licences in the Province of

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of the

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. The Vicar-General is distinct from the

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. The

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s are the Joint Provincial Registrars. A

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is appointed by the

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, and by certain other bishops to assist with such matters as ecclesiastical visitations. The Vicar-General of the Diocese is distinct from the Vicar-General of the Province. The Registry of the Vicar-General of the Province is 16 Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2LZ.

List of Vicars-General

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Timothy Briden, 2005-Appointment - Vicar-General of the Province of Canterbury
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Sheila Cameron, QC 1983-2005 * Michael Bradley Goodman 1977-1983 *

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, GCB QC 1971-1976 *

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, Bt MC QC 1955-1971 *

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, Bt. KBE 1934-1955 * Henry Dashwood 1939-1948 *

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KC 1925-1934 *

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, KCVO 1902-1924 *

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c.1898 *

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1852-1872 *

John Dodson 1849-1852 *

John Iltyd Nicholl John Nicholl (21 August 1797 – 27 January 1853) was a Welsh Member of the UK Parliament and was, for a very short time in 1835, a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. His father was Sir John Nicholl, who like his son was a judge and politician. ...

1838-1841 *

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1834-1838

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List of Vicars-General

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