Ronald George Herniman (17 August 1905 – 22 January 1998) was

Archdeacon of Barnstaple The Archdeaconry of Barnstaple or Barum is one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Diocese of Exeter in the Church of England. History The Diocese of Exeter was divided into four archdeaconries in No ...

from 1970 to 1988. He was educated at

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. He served in the

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during

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in 1953, he began his career with a

curacy A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...

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. After this he was Director of Philosophical Studies at Oak Hill Theological College from 1955 to 1961. He was the

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of the Exe Valley Group of Churches from then until 1972; and after that of Shirwell with Loxhore. His widow, Grace, died in 2010.Exe Valley Parish Magazine – August 2010
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1905 births Alumni of Birkbeck, University of London Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Archdeacons of Barnstaple 1998 deaths {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub