Jeffery Robert Fenwick (born 1930) was an eminent Anglican

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in the last quarter of the twentieth century.

History

He was born on 8 April 1930, educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge 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 ...

in 1956. After a

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at St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland he became

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at Daramombe in what is now

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...

. After incumbencies in Gatooma and Salisbury East he became Archdeacon of Charter in 1970 and

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Bulawayo Bulawayo (, ; Ndebele: ''Bulawayo'') is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council ...

in 1975. He was a Canon Residentiary at Worcester Cathedral from 1978 until 1985 when he became

of Guernsey, a post he held until his retirement six years later.

References

1930 births Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Anglican archdeacons in Africa Church of England deans Living people {{Zimbabwe-bio-stub