The Ven. Albert Fisher Gaskell (10 February 1874 – 20 December 1950) was
Archdeacon of Rochdale
The Archdeacon of Rochdale is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, Diocese of Manchester.
As Archdeacon, they are responsible for the disciplinary supervision of the clergy within the five Rural Dean, area de ...
from 1935 until his death.
Gaskell was educated at
Bath College
Bath College is a further education college in the centre of Bath, Somerset and in Westfield, Somerset, England. It was formed in April 2015 by the merger of City of Bath College and Norton Radstock College. The College also offers Higher Ed ...
and
Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford College ( ), previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main ga ...
, and
ordained
Ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration in Christianity, consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the religious denomination, denominationa ...
in 1900. After
curacies in
Salford
Salford ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Greater Manchester, England, on the western bank of the River Irwell which forms its boundary with Manchester city centre. Landmarks include the former Salford Town Hall, town hall, ...
,
Ordsall and
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...
he was
Vicar
A vicar (; Latin: '' vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English p ...
of St Jude,
Preston from 1909 to 1911 and then of Holy Trinity,
Littleborough.
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References
1874 births
People educated at Bath College (English public school)
Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford
Archdeacons of Rochdale
1950 deaths
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