David Rokeby Maddock (30 May 1915 – 20 August 1984) was

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from 1967 to 1976. He was born on 30 May 1915 and educated at

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and

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. After ordination he was a

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and then

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of Wilton before 14 years as Rector of Wareham and finally, before his ordination to the

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, the

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(1961–1967) and, from 1966, also Rector of

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in Dorset. He was then appointed

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(1976–1981). Maddock was a

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, initiated in the

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, Oxford, in 1937. He died on 14 August 1984''

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'', 20 August 1984, p. 12, "Obituaries" and was succeeded by William Johnston.

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1915 births 1984 deaths People educated at Clifton College Alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford Archdeacons of Sherborne Bishops of Dunwich Provosts and Deans of St Edmundsbury 20th-century Church of England bishops Archdeacons of Sudbury {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub