Edward Yarnold SJ (14 January 1926 – 23 July 2002) was an English Jesuit priest and theologian who was Master of

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from 1965 to 1972 at the

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Life

Yarnold was born in

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and brought up in

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where he attended St Michael's College.''The Independent on Sunday'' 15 August 2002, Obituaries: The Rev Edward Yarnold In 1943, Yarnold became a member of the Society of Jesus at St Beuno's, North Wales. He then studied classics at Campion Hall in Oxford and philosophy and theology at Heythrop College. In 1960, he was ordained as a priest and then taught Latin and Greek at his former school, St Michael's. In 1964 he returned to the University of Oxford and from 1965 he held the office of Master of Campion Hall for 12 years until 1972. He died in

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on 23 July 2002.

Functions

* Master of Campion Hall (1965–1972) * Chairman of the University Faculty Board of Theology * Oxford Doctor of Divinity * President of the Catholic Theological Association of Great Britain (1986–1988) * General editor of the ''Theology Today'' series * Co-editor of ''The Study of Liturgy'' * Member of the Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary

List of works

* ''The Theology of Original Sin'' (1971) * ''The Awe-Inspiring Rites of Initiation'' (1972) * ''The Study of Liturgy'', co-editor (1978) * ''They Are in Earnest'' (1982) * ''Eight Days With The Lord'' (1984) * ''The Study of Spirituality'', co-editor (1986) * ''In Search of Unity'' (1989) * ''Time For God'' (1991) * ''Anglicans and Roman Catholics in Search of Unity'', co-editor (1994)

Award

In 1981, Yarnold was awarded the Cross of St Augustine by the Archbishop of Canterbury for his contribution to ecumenism.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yarnold, Edward 1926 births 2002 deaths 20th-century English Jesuits 20th-century British Roman Catholic theologians 21st-century English Jesuits 21st-century British Roman Catholic theologians Masters of Campion Hall, Oxford People from Kingston upon Thames Recipients of the Cross of St Augustine People educated at Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds