The Ven. Desmond Carnelley (November 1929 - 23 December 2020)
was the
Archdeacon of Doncaster from 1985 to 1994.
Carnelley was educated at
St John's College, York
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and
Ripon Hall Oxford; and
ordained
Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...
deacon in 1960 and priest in 1961.
After a
curacy in
Aston
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History
Aston wa ...
(1960–63), he was
Priest in charge at St Paul,
Ecclesfield (1963–67). He was
Vicar
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of
Balby from 1967 to 1973; and then of
Mosborough from 1973 to 1985 (and
Rural Dean
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of
Attercliffe from 1979 to 1984). For part of the period whilst being Archdeacon of Doncaster, he was Director of Education for the
Diocese of Sheffield
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The Diocese of Sheffield was created under George V on 23 January 1914, by the division from the Diocese of York (along with that pa ...
(1991–94).
He died in 2020, aged 91.
References
People associated with York St John University
Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon
Archdeacons of Doncaster
1929 births
2020 deaths
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