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The Venerable Michael Rene Warneford Brown (7 June 1915 – 14 February 2004) was
The Venerable Michael Rene Warneford Brown (7 June 1915 – 14 February 2004) was Archdeacon of Nottingham
The Archdeacon of Nottingham is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, who exercises supervision of clergy and has responsibility for church buildings within the Archdeaconry of Nottingham.
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from 1960 to 1977.
He was born in Gravesend, Kent and educated at King's School, Rochester
The King's School, Rochester, is a private co-educational all through day and boarding school in Rochester, Kent. It is a cathedral school and, being part of the foundation of Rochester Cathedral. The school claims to be the second oldest c ...
. He studied history and theology at St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford. Located on New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, United Kingdom, it occupies the site of two of the university's academic halls of the Univers ...
and then St Stephen's House, Oxford
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He was ordained in 1941 by Rt. Revd. George Bell, the Bishop of Chichester
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and served as a curate at West Grinstead. In 1943 he became chaplain to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
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From 1950 to 1960 he worked at Church House in London. In 1960The Church of England Year Book. Volumers 93–94. Church of England. 1976 he was appointed Archdeacon of Nottingham
The Archdeacon of Nottingham is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, who exercises supervision of clergy and has responsibility for church buildings within the Archdeaconry of Nottingham.
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, a position he held until 1977.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Michael 1915 births 2004 deaths People educated at King's School, Rochester Alumni of St Peter's College, Oxford Alumni of St Stephen's House, Oxford Archdeacons of Nottingham People from Gravesend, Kent Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Royal Navy chaplains World War II chaplains