The Revered John Flitcroft (1914–1994) was a British cleric, academic and historian.
Career
Flitcroft was educated at the
University of Manchester, studying for his
Bachelor of Arts (BA) and
Master of Arts (MA) degrees in 1936 and 1937 respectively. He then studied at
Bishops' College, Cheshunt before being ordained as a
deacon in 1938 and later ordained as a
priest in 1939. He was appointed to numerous livings during the
war years and afterwards, before being appointed as
lecturer
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in
theology at the
University of Manchester in 1954, which post he held until 1966. At the university he was also
Warden
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''Warden'' is etymologically ident ...
of
Hulme Hall, a Church of England hall of residence.
During this time, he was also an active Member of the
Chetham Society, serving as Council Member from 1945 until 1971, and as Secretary from 1951 to 1964. He was appointed as an Honorary
Curate
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of
St Ann's Church,
Manchester in 1954 and was later the Vicar of
St Cuthbert's Church,
Lytham from 1966 to 1979. He retired to
Renfrewshire in 1979. He died in 1994.
References
1914 births
1994 deaths
Clergy from Manchester
English historians
Chetham Society
Alumni of the University of Manchester
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