Alan Dean (1938–2018) was
Archdeacon of the Army and
Deputy Chaplain General to the
Forces
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from 1993 to 1995.
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Dean was educated at the
University of Hull
The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hu ...
and
ordained
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in 1964. After a
curacy
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at Clitheroe and then Chaplain to the Bishop of Burnley he was with the
Royal Army Chaplains' Department
The Royal Army Chaplains' Department (RAChD) is an all-officer department that provides ordained clergy to minister to the British Army.
History
The Army Chaplains' Department (AChD) was formed by Royal Warrant of 23 September 1796; until the ...
from 1968 to 1995. He was also an
Honorary Chaplain to the Queen
An Honorary Chaplain to the King is a member of the clergy within the United Kingdom who, through long and distinguished service, is appointed to minister to the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, monarch of the United Kingdom. When the reigning mona ...
from 1987 to 1993.
References
Church of England archdeacons (military)
Honorary chaplains to the King
20th-century English Anglican priests
Alumni of the University of Hull
1938 births
Living people
Royal Army Chaplains' Department officers
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