Godfrey Stuart Harling Worsley (4 December 1906 – 10 November 1990) was an Anglican

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in the 20th century. Worsley was born into an ecclesiastical family. His father was A. E. Worsley, sometime Rector of

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on 4 December 1906 and educated at

Dean Close School Dean Close School is a public school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The school is divided into pre-prep, preparatory and senior schools located on separate but adjacent sites outside Cheltenham town centre, occupying the largest privat ...

. He was

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in 1929 and

in 1931 and began ministry as a curate at Croydon Parish Church. In 1933 he became a chaplain to the British Armed Forces. serving until 1954 when he became

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of Kingsland, Herefordshire. In 1960 he was appointed Dean of Gibraltar,''Ecclesiastical News. New Dean of Gibraltar''

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(London, England), Friday, Jun 10, 1960; pg. 8; Issue 54794 a position he held until 1969, and after which he was made Dean emeritus. He was of Rector of

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from 1969 to 1979.

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1906 births People educated at Dean Close School Deans of Gibraltar Officers of the Order of the British Empire 1990 deaths Royal Army Chaplains' Department officers British Army personnel of World War II {{UK-Christian-clergy-stub