Thomas Sanctuary (1814-1889) was
Archdeacon of Dorset
The Archdeacon of Dorset is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury, England. He or she is responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the four area deaneries: Purbeck, Poole, Wimborne, and Milto ...
from 1862 until his death on 27 May 1889.
He was educated at Sherborne School and
Exeter College, Oxford and
ordained in 1845. He was
Rector
Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to:
Style or title
*Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of
Powerstock
for over 40 years and a
Canon Residentiary
A canon (from the Latin , itself derived from the Greek , , "relating to a rule", "regular") is a member of certain bodies in subject to an ecclesiastical rule.
Originally, a canon was a cleric living with others in a clergy house or, later, i ...
at
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Salisbury and is the seat of the Bishop of Salisbury.
The buildi ...
from 1875.
[''News in Brief'' The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jan 28, 1875; pg. 8; Issue 28224]
Notes
1815 births
Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford
Archdeacons of Dorset
1889 deaths
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