Christopher John Harold Wagstaff (called Chris; born 25 June 1936) was
Archdeacon of Gloucester
The Archdeacon of Gloucester is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Gloucester, England whose responsibilities include the care of clergy and church buildings within the area of the ''Archdeaconry of Gloucester.''
History
The first ...
from 1982 until 2000.
Wagstaff was educated at
Bishop's Stortford College and
St David's College, Lampeter
University of Wales, Lampeter ( cy, Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) was a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822, and incorporated by royal charter in 1828, it was the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, with limited ...
; and
ordained
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in 1964. After a
curacy at
Tokyngton he was
Vicar
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of
Coleford with
Staunton from 1973 to 1983.
[WAGSTAFF, Ven. Christopher John Harold, ''Who's Who 2017'', ]A & C Black
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History
The firm was founded in 18 ...
, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing
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plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press
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, 2016 ; online edn, Nov 201
accessed 29 Jan 2017
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References
1936 births
People educated at Bishop's Stortford College
Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter
Archdeacons of Gloucester
Living people
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