Aidan Harrison Cross (5 January 1918 – 15 May 1989) was

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from 1958 to 1982.

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1980-82 p 237 Oxford,

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, 1983 Educated at

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, after the

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, his first posts were curacies at St John,

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and St Saviour,

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. He was then

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of Karkloof until his time as

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1918 births 1989 deaths Alumni of Michaelhouse Alumni of the University of Leeds Alumni of the College of the Resurrection Deans of Bloemfontein 20th-century South African Anglican priests {{Anglican-clergy-stub