Robert Tinsley Holtby FSA was an

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priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...

and author. in the second half of the 20th century. Born in

Thornton-le-Dale Thornton-le-Dale (also called Thornton Dale) is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about east of Pickering on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. The area of the village encompasses 39. ...

Obituary of the Very Rev Robert Tinsley Holtby.
The Independent. 9 April 2003. on 25 February 1921 and educated at

Scarborough College Scarborough College is an independent coeducational day and boarding school aged 3–18 years in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1898 and opened in 1901. The school has been an International Baccalaureate (IB) World ...

and

St Edmund Hall, Oxford St Edmund Hall (sometimes known as The Hall or informally as Teddy Hall) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. The college claims to be "the oldest surviving academic society to house and educate undergraduates in any university ...

, he was

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 va ...

after a period of study at

Ripon College Cuddesdon Ripon College Cuddesdon is a Church of England theological college in Cuddesdon, a village outside Oxford, England. The College trains men and women for ministry in the Church of England: stipendiary, non-stipendiary, local ordained and lay min ...

in 1947. In that year he married Mary, the elder daughter of Eric Graham, the Bishop of Brechin: they had three children. He was

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Pocklington Pocklington is a market town and civil parish situated at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded its population as 8,337. It is east of York and northwest of Hull. The town's sk ...

until 1948 when he became a

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to the Forces. Following this he was

and an Assistant Master at

Malvern College Malvern College is an Independent school (United Kingdom), independent coeducational day and boarding school in Malvern, Worcestershire, Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It is a public school (United Kingdom), public school in the British sen ...

then

St Edward's School, Oxford St Edward's School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) in Oxford, England. It is known informally as 'Teddies'. Approximately sixty pupils live in each of its thirteen houses. The school is a member of the Rugby G ...

. From 1959 to 1967 he was a

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at Carlisle Cathedral and a Director of Education, Diocese of Carlisle. For the next decade he was

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of the

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. During the same period, he was a member of the Schools Committee,

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, serving as Secretary (1967–74) and then General Secretary (1974–77). He was

Dean of Chichester The Dean of Chichester is the dean of Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, England. Bishop Ralph is credited with the foundation of the current cathedral after the original structure built by Stigand was largely destroyed by fire in 1114. Ralph di ...

from 1977 until his retirement in 1989. He died on 13 March 2003.Telegraph Obituary
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holtby, Robert Tinsley 1921 births People from Ryedale (district) Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon Deans of Chichester Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London 2003 deaths People educated at Scarborough College Royal Army Chaplains' Department officers