Mansel Harry Bates (4 August 1912 – 14 December 1980) was

Archdeacon of Lindisfarne The Archdeacon of Lindisfarne is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the diocese of Newcastle of the Church of England. History The archdeaconry was formed by Order in Council on 2 September 1842 from part of the Diocese of Durham archdeaconry of ...

from 1970 until his death. Bates was educated at the

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and

Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mi ...

. He was

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in 1936 after studying at

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; and began his ecclesiastical career as a

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at SS John and James,

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. After this he was Curate in Charge of Netherton Crockford's Clerical Directory1959-60 Oxford,

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,1959 p511 and then held incumbencies in Evertonand was appointed vicar of St Lukes Crosby then

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until his

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’s appointment.

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1912 births People educated at Liverpool Institute High School for Boys Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Alumni of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford Archdeacons of Lindisfarne 1980 deaths {{York-archdeacon-stub