Norman Harry Crowder (20 October 1926 – 10 February 2013) was Archdeacon of Portsmouth from 1985 to 1993. Born in Nottingham on 20 October 1926, he was educated at Nottingham High School and

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. After National Service with the RAF Educational Service he was ordained in 1952. He was an Assistant Curate St Mary's, Radcliffe-on-Trent and then Residential Chaplain to the Bishop of Portsmouth until 1959. He was

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at Canford School from 1959 until 1972 when he became Vicar of St John's, Oakfield, Ryde. From 1975 to 1985 he was Director of

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in the Portsmouth Diocese and a Residential Canon of its Cathedral. After this he became

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of Portsmouth. He died in Salisbury on 10 February 2013. He had married Pauline. Their son Richard worked at the

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1926 births 2013 deaths People from Nottingham People educated at Nottingham High School Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Archdeacons of Portsmouth {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub