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Deans Of St Albans
The Dean of St Albans is the head of the Chapter of St Albans Cathedral in the city of St Albans, England, in the Diocese of St Albans. As the Dean of St Albans is also the Rector of St Albans, with parochial responsibilities for the largest parish in the Church of England, it is regarded as one of the most senior Deaneries in the United Kingdom. The Chapter and Dean of St Albans was founded and constituted by Letters patent Letters patent (plurale tantum, plural form for singular and plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, President (government title), president or other head of state, generally granti ... in February 1900. The first incumbent was Walter Lawrance and the incumbent is Jo Kelly-Moore. List of deans *1900–1914 Walter Lawrance *1914–1924 George Blenkin *1925–1935 Edward Henderson *1936–1955 Cuthbert Thicknesse *1955–1963 Kenneth Mathews *1964–1973 Noel Kennaby *1973–1993 Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuthbert Thicknesse
Cuthbert Carroll Thicknesse (19 November 1887 – 2 June 1971) was Dean of St Albans from 1936 until his retirement in 1955. Born into an ecclesiastical family of Lancashire landed gentry, the son of Ven. Francis Norman Thicknesse, and educated at Marlborough and Keble College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1913. He was firstly a Curate of St John-at-Hackney. He became a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces in May, 1915. He was sent to Flanders in January, 1917, attached to the Royal Artillery but, 4 months later, was wounded in the knee. He was invalided out in 1917 By then, he had married Rhoda Oonah Marjorie Moran Pratt, and the Archbishop of York was able to have him appointed Rector of Bedworth, a post reserved for Chaplains to the Forces. In 1922, he moved to Wigan, and was made an Honorary Chaplain to the King. In 1934, he was recommended for the vacant see at Guildford but was unsuccessful. He became Dean of St Albans two years later. Noted for a ‘volcanic’ temperame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Kelly-Moore
Joanne Kelly-Moore (born 1968) is a New Zealand Anglican priest who has been the Dean of St Albans since 2021. She was previously the Dean of Auckland in the Anglican Church of New Zealand from 2010 to 2017, and then Archdeacon of Canterbury in the Church of England. Early life, education and family She was born in Wellington in 1968. She was educated at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degrees. She is married to Paul and they have two children. Before training for the ministry, Kelly-Moore practised as a solicitor in New Zealand and in London. Ministry career After leaving her legal career, Kelly-Moore studied theology at the Bible College of New Zealand, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree in 1999. She then undertook further training for ordained ministry at St John's College, Auckland, the theological college of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. She was made de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey John
Jeffrey Philip Hywel John (born 10 February 1953) is a Church of England priest, who served as the Dean of St Albans from 2004 until 2021. He made headlines in 2003 when he was the first person to have openly been in a same-sex relationship to be nominated as a Church of England bishop. Owing to the consequent controversy he stepped down. In the years since, he has reportedly been considered for at least seven diocesan bishoprics across England, Wales and the Isle of Man. Early life and education John was born in Tonyrefail in South Wales in 1953. He studied at Tonyrefail Grammar and at Hertford College, Oxford, where he gained a first in classics and modern languages in 1975. He subsequently studied theology at St Stephen's House, Oxford, and obtained second-class honours. He later undertook a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree at the University of Oxford, which he completed in 1984 with a doctoral thesis titled "The importance of St Paul and the Pauline Epistles in se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Lewis (priest)
Christopher Andrew Lewis (born 4 February 1944) is a Church of England priest and academic. He was Dean of St Albans from 1994 to 2003 and Dean of Christ Church from 2003 to 2014. Early life and education Lewis was born on 4 February 1944, to Admiral Sir Andrew Lewis and his wife, Rachel Elizabeth (née Leatham). He was educated at Marlborough College, an all-boys public school in Wiltshire.Lewis, Very Rev. Christopher Andrew PhD in ''Who's Who 2008'' (A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007online(subscription required). Retrieved 12 August 2008 He went on to study sociology and theology at the University of Bristol, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1969. He later returned to studying, and graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in theology in 1974. He trained for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge. Career Military service Lewis served in the Royal Navy from 1961 to 1966. He ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Moore (priest)
Peter Clement Moore (4 June 1924 – 16 June 2000) was an Anglican priest who was the Dean of St Albans from 1973 to 1993. Education and career Moore was educated at Cheltenham College and Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained in 1948 and was a minor canon at Canterbury Cathedral before becoming a curate at Bladon and then chaplain at New College, Oxford, vicar of Alfrick and rural dean of Pershore. His last position before his appointment to the deanery was as a canon residentiary and the sub-dean at Ely Cathedral. Writings His writings include: *''Tomorrow is Too Late'' (1970) *''Man, Woman and Priesthood'' (1978) *''Footholds in the Faith'' (1980) *''The Synod of Westminster'' (1985) *''Sharing the Glory'' (1990) Private life Moore was a senior Freemason under the United Grand Lodge of England The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) is the governing Masonic lodge for the majority of freemasons in England, Wales, and the Commonwealth of Nations. Claiming descent from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Kennaby
Noel Martin Kennaby was Dean of St Albans from 1964 until 1973. He was born on 22 December 1905, educated at Queens' College, Cambridge and ordained in 1930. His first post was as a curate at Epsom after which he was priest in charge of Christ Church, Scarborough then Vicar of St Andrew's Handsworth. In 1943 he became Rural Dean of Tynemouth and then Provost of Newcastle. His last post before his appointment to the deanery was as senior chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury.''Crockford's Clerical Directory ''Crockford's Clerical Directory'' (''Crockford'') is the authoritative directory of Anglican clergy and churches in Great Britain and Ireland, containing details of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish benefices and churches, and biographies of aro ... 1975-76'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976 He died on 22 January 1994. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennaby, Noel Martin 1905 births Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Provosts and Deans of Newcastle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Mathews
Arthur Kenneth Mathews was Dean of St Albans from 1955 until 1963.He was born into an ecclesiastical family on 11 May 1906 and educated at Monkton Combe School and Balliol College, Oxford, where he met his future brother-in-law Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor through the Balliol Boys' Club, of which they were successively president. He was ordained in 1933. His first post was as a Curate at Penistone after which he was Padre to the Tanker Fleet of the ''Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company'' and then Vicar of Forest Row. When World War II came he enlisted as a Chaplain in the RNVR during which he served on HMS Norfolk and was decorated twice for gallantry - in successful engagements against the German battleships Bismarck (in 1941) and Scharnhorst (in 1943). When peace returned he was Vicar of Rogate (1946–54) and Rural Dean of Midhurst (1950–54) before his elevation to the Deanery. After this he was Rector of St Peter’s, Peebles Peebles () is a town in the Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Henderson (dean)
Edward Lowry Henderson (1873 – 26 September 1947) was a priest in the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church. Born in 1873 and educated at Radley and Oriel College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1899. His first post was as a Curate of St Anne's Limehouse, after which he was Rector of St Margaret's Church, Lowestoft and then a Residentiary Canon at Gloucester Cathedral. In 1919, he was appointed Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. In 1925, he became Dean of St Albans and a decade later of Salisbury. He retired in 1943, becoming ''Dean Emeritus'' and died on 26 September 1947. His son Edward was Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the overwhelmingly greater part of the (ceremonial) county of Somerset and a small area of D ... from 1960 to 1975. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Edward Lowry 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapter (religion)
A chapter ( or ') is one of several bodies of clergy in Catholic, Old Catholic, Anglican, and Nordic Lutheran churches or their gatherings. Name The name derives from the habit of convening monks or canons for the reading of a chapter of the Bible or a heading of the order's rule. The 6th-century St Benedict directed that his monks begin their daily assemblies with such readings, and over time expressions such as "coming together for the chapter" (') found their meaning transferred from the text to the meeting itself and then to the body gathering for it. The place of such meetings similarly became known as the "chapter house" or "room". Cathedral chapter A cathedral chapter is the body ("college") of advisors assisting the bishop of a diocese at the cathedral church. These were a development of the presbyteries ''()'' made up of the priests and other church officials of cathedral cities in the early church. In the Catholic Church, they are now only establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Blenkin
George Wilfrid Blenkin (16 February 1861 – 24 September 1924) was an Anglican cleric who was Dean of St Albans from 1914 until his death in 1924."Obituary: The Dean Of St. Albans", ''The Times'', 25 September 1924 Blenkin was born in Boston, Lincolnshire into an ecclesiastical family, the son of Canon George Beatson Blenkin, sometime Vicar of Boston, and Maria Swan. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, and ordained in 1886.''The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory'', London, Hamilton & Co 1889 He was successively chaplain of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and then of Trinity College, Cambridge and finally Vicar of Brading The ancient 'Kynges Towne' of Brading is the main town of the civil parishes in England, civil parish of the same name. The ecclesiastical parish of Brading used to cover about a tenth of the Isle of Wight. The civil parish now includes the to ... before his appointment as dean. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Lawrance
Walter John Lawrance (1840 – 1914) was a priest in the Church of England at the end of the 19th century and the first part of the 20th. Lawrance was born in 1840 and educated at St Paul's and Trinity College, Cambridge, before he became ordained deacon in 1863 and priest in 1864. His first position was as a curate in St. Paul's, Chatham, then at Aylesford, both in Kent. He later moved to St Albans where he became the church's rector, then from 1883 the Archdeacon of St Albans. In March 1900 he was appointed the first Dean of St Albans. He was an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen from 1896, and Chaplain in Ordinary from July 1898. Lawrance died on 12 August 1914."Death Of The Dean Of St. Albans", ''The Times ''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its si ...'', 13 August 1914 Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
