Martin Gloster Sullivan (30 March 1910 – 5 September 1980) was an

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dean from New Zealand. He was born in Auckland and was educated at

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and the University of Auckland. He was ordained in 1934 and began his career with a curacy at St Matthew's, Auckland. After that he held incumbencies at Grey Lynn and Te Awamutu. During the Second World War he was a

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, serving as Battalion Padre of the NZ 22nd Battalion and when peace returned Principal of College House, Christchurch. In 1950 he was appointed

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and vicar-general (1951–1961). Moving to London he was appointed

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in 1962, then

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the following year. In 1967 he became Dean of St Paul's, a post he held for a decade. An eminent author; amongst others he wrote “Children Listen”, 1955; “On Calvary’s Tree”, 1957; “Approach With Joy”, 1961; “A Dean Speaks to New Zealand”, 1962; and “A Funny Thing Happened to me on the way to St Paul’s”, 1968. In 1965, he was made a Freeman of the City of London. In the

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, Sullivan was appointed a

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. He had married Doris Rosie Grant Cowen in 1934 (daughter of Canon Grant Cowan, she died 1972) and remarried Elizabeth Roberton in St Paul's Cathedral in 1973. He had no children. Sullivan died in 1980 at a function held by the Auckland University Rugby Club where he was a key guest speaker."Story: Sullivan, Martin Gloster"
''The Encyclopedia of New Zealand''. Retrieved 2017-6-05.

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* 1910 births 1980 deaths Religious leaders from Auckland People educated at Auckland Grammar School University of Auckland alumni Deans of Christchurch Deans of St Paul's Archdeacons of London New Zealand Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Australian military chaplains World War II chaplains {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub