Arthur Frederick Ward (23 April 1912 – October 1998) was

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from 1962 to 1970 and

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from 1970 to 1981.

Early life

Ward was born in 1912 and educated at

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. Crockfords 1975-76 (London, Church House, 1975) He began his ordained ministry as a

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at St Michael's

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. He was then an incumbent at

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, Nelson-in-Marsden,

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and Shirwell with Loxhore.

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1912 births Archdeacons of Barnstaple 1998 deaths Archdeacons of Exeter 20th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Armstrong College, Durham {{Canterbury-archdeacon-20C-stub