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Mervyn Armstrong
Mervyn Armstrong, OBE (1906 – 1984) was an eminent Anglican clergyman during the middle third of the 20th century. Educated at Balliol College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1938. His first posts were as a Chaplain in the RNVR, after which he was Vicar of Margate. Appointed Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1949 he became Archdeacon of Stow and then Provost of Leicester Cathedral before appointment to the episcopate as Bishop of Jarrow in 1958. In 1964, he resigned that See to become an "advisor on industry" to Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and the metropolitan bishop of the province of York, which covers th ..., and an Assistant Bishop of York; he retired in 1970. References 1906 births 1984 deaths Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Royal Naval Volunteer R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mervyn Armstrong
Mervyn Armstrong, OBE (1906 – 1984) was an eminent Anglican clergyman during the middle third of the 20th century. Educated at Balliol College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1938. His first posts were as a Chaplain in the RNVR, after which he was Vicar of Margate. Appointed Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1949 he became Archdeacon of Stow and then Provost of Leicester Cathedral before appointment to the episcopate as Bishop of Jarrow in 1958. In 1964, he resigned that See to become an "advisor on industry" to Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and the metropolitan bishop of the province of York, which covers th ..., and an Assistant Bishop of York; he retired in 1970. References 1906 births 1984 deaths Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Royal Naval Volunteer R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provost Of Leicester Cathedral
The Dean of Leicester is the head (''primus inter pares'' – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Leicester Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral Church of Saint Martin'' in Leicester. Before 2000 the post was designated as a provost, which was then the equivalent of a dean at most English cathedrals. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Leicester and seat of the Bishop of Leicester. The most recent Dean was David Monteith until he was installed as Dean of Canterbury on 17 December 2022. List of deans Provosts *1927–1934 Frederick MacNutt (also Archdeacon of Leicester, 1921–1938) *1938–1954 Herbert Jones (afterwards Dean of Manchester, 1954) *1954–1958 Mervyn Armstrong (afterwards Bishop of Jarrow, 1958) *1958–1963 Richard Mayston *1963–1978 John Hughes *1978–1992 Alan Warren *1992–1999 Derek Hole *2000–''2002'' Viv Faull ''(became Dean)'' Deans *2002–2012 Viv Faull *2012-2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Births
Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, and establish a national assembly, the Majlis. * January 16–April 7 – The Algeciras Conference convenes, to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany. * January 22 – The strikes a reef off Vancouver Island, Canada, killing over 100 (officially 136) in the ensuing disaster. * January 31 – The Ecuador–Colombia earthquake (8.8 on the Moment magnitude scale), and associated tsunami, cause at least 500 deaths. * February 7 – is launched, sparking a naval race between Britain and Germany. * February 11 ** Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical ''Vehementer Nos'', denouncing the 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State. ** Two British members of a poll tax collecting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Kenneth Hamilton
Alexander Kenneth Hamilton (11 May 191522 December 2001) was an eminent Anglican clergyman during the second half of the 20th century. Educated at Malvern and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (he proceeded Cambridge Master of Arts in 1941), he trained for the ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge. He was ordained a deacon by John Willis, assistant bishop, at Holy Apostles, Leicester, on 8 October 1939; and a priest by Guy Smith, Bishop of Leicester, at St Margaret's, Leicester, on 22 September 1940. His first post was as a Curate in Birstall, Leicestershire, after which he was a Chaplain in the RNVR. When peace returned he was Vicar of St Francis, Ashton Gate. Appointed Rural Dean of Central Newcastle in 1962, when Vicar of the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Grainger Street, he became Bishop of Jarrow, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Durham, three years later. He was ordained (consecrated) a bishop by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of York The archbishop of York is a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alexander Ramsbotham
John Alexander Ramsbotham (25 February 1906 – 16 December 1989) was an eminent Anglican clergyman during the middle third of the 20th century. Early life and education Son of late Rev. Alexander Ramsbotham and of late (Margaret) Emily, née Cooke (m 1896). Educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College, Haileybury and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Ordained ministry Ramsbotham was ordained in the Church of England as a Deacon#Anglicanism, deacon in 1929 and as a Priest#Anglican or Episcopalian, priest in 1930. His first post was as a curate at All Hallows Lombard Street, after which he became a chaplain to the Student Christian Movement of Great Britain, Student Christian Movement. Appointed Vice Principal of Wells Theological College and then Warden (college), Warden of the ''College of the Ascension, Selly Oak'', after a brief spell as Rector of Ordsall in the Diocese of Southwell, in 1942 he became Vicar of St George's, Jesmond before elevation to the episcopate as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard John Forrester Mayston
Richard John Forrester Mayston CBE was an Anglican priest. He was born in Dublin on 23 January 1907, educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1931. He began his career as a curate in Holywood, County Down. Commissioned into the Royal Army Chaplains' Department, he served until 1958. He then became Provost of Leicester Cathedral, a post he held until his death on 13 May 1963."Very Rev. R. J. F. Mayston Provost of Leicester", ''The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...'', 14 May 1963; p. 17; Issue 55700; column B Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayston, Richard John Forrester 1907 births Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Royal Army Chaplains' Department officers Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Provosts and Deans of Leicester 1963 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Arthur Jones
Herbert Arthur Jones was Dean of Manchester in the third quarter of the 20th century. Born in 1887 he was educated at Birmingham University. He was ordained in 1917 and began his career with curacies at St Paul's Church, Balsall Heath and St Agatha's Church, Sparkbrook. He was then Vicar of All Saints' Small Heath after that Provost of Leicester Cathedral before entering the Deanery. He died on 17 February 1969.''VERY REV H. A. JONES Dean Emeritus of Manchester'' The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ... Wednesday, 19 February 1969; p. 10; Issue 57489; col G Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Herbert Arthur 1887 births Alumni of the University of Birmingham Provosts and Deans of Leicester Deans of Manchester 1969 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Ashcroft
Lawrence Ashcroft (1901–1996) was the Archdeacon of Stow from 1954 to 1962. Ashcroft was educated at Durham University and Lichfield Theological College; and ordained in 1927. After curacies in Ulverston and Egremont he was Secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society. He was Vicar of St Saviour, Retford from 1934 to 1940; a Chaplain to the Forces from 1940 to 1943; and Rector of St Michael, Stoke, Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its ... from 1943 to 1953. He died on 18 May 1996.‘ASHCROFT, Ven. Lawrence’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 201accessed 5 May 2017/ref> Notes 1901 births 1996 deaths 20th-century English Anglic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Ivan Greaves
Arthur Ivan Greaves (11 January 187329 November 1959) was an Anglican bishop in the mid 20th century. He was born on 11 January 1873 and educated at Hurstpierpoint College and Keble College, Oxford. After a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon he was ordained: made deacon at Advent 1897 (19 December) and ordained priest the follow Advent (18 December 1898) – both times by Edward Carr Glyn, Bishop of Peterborough, at Peterborough Cathedral. His first post was as a curate in Kettering after which became Vicar of St Mary's, Northampton before further incumbencies at Leicester and Finedon. During the Great War, he served as a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces for 15 months from June, 1917. He had been described at his interview with the Chaplain-General as 'Bright, sane, moderate, A1' and was posted to France. In September, 1918, an 'Excellent Report from BEF about his work and qualifications' was noted. He spent a year at Etaples in charge of the Military Church and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assistant Bishop Of York
The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and the metropolitan bishop of the province of York, which covers the northern regions of England (north of the Trent) as well as the Isle of Man. The archbishop's throne (''cathedra'') is in York Minster in central York and the official residence is Bishopthorpe Palace in the village of Bishopthorpe outside York. The current archbishop is Stephen Cottrell, since the confirmation of his election on 9 July 2020. History Roman There was a bishop in Eboracum (Roman York) from very early times; during the Middle Ages, it was thought to have been one of the dioceses established by the legendary King Lucius. Bishops of York are known to have been present at the councils of Arles (Eborius) and Nicaea (unnamed). However, this early Christian community was later destroyed by the pagan Anglo-Saxons and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop Of York
The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and the metropolitan bishop of the province of York, which covers the northern regions of England (north of the Trent) as well as the Isle of Man. The archbishop's throne ('' cathedra'') is in York Minster in central York and the official residence is Bishopthorpe Palace in the village of Bishopthorpe outside York. The current archbishop is Stephen Cottrell, since the confirmation of his election on 9 July 2020. History Roman There was a bishop in Eboracum (Roman York) from very early times; during the Middle Ages, it was thought to have been one of the dioceses established by the legendary King Lucius. Bishops of York are known to have been present at the councils of Arles (Eborius) and Nicaea (unnamed). However, this early Christian community was later destroyed by the pagan Anglo-Saxons and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
