Frederick Charles Carpenter (24 February 1920 – 19 February 2003) was an

Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight The archdeacons in the Diocese of Portsmouth are senior ecclesiastical officers in the Church of England in south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. They currently include: the archdeacon of The Meon, the archdeacon of the Isle of Wight and the ...

. Born on 24 February 1920, Carpenter was educated at Sir George Monoux Grammar School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. After

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service with the

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he was

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 ...

in 1950. He was an Assistant Master and Chaplain at

Sherborne School (God and My Right) , established = 705 by Aldhelm, re-founded by King Edward VI 1550 , closed = , type = Public school Independent, boarding school , religion = Church of England , president = , chair_label = Chairman of the governors ...

until 1962. He was

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of St Mary's Church, Moseley from then until 1968 when he became a Canon Residentiary of Portsmouth Cathedral and Director of Religious Education for the

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, posts he held until his

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appointment.

Death

Carpenter died on 19 February 2003.

References

1920 births 2003 deaths Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Archdeacons of the Isle of Wight People educated at Sir George Monoux College Royal Corps of Signals officers British Army personnel of World War II {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub