Geoffrey Osborne Marshall (born 5 January 1948 in
Rossett
Rossett ( or ) is a village, Community (Wales), community and electoral ward in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Rossett is served by the A483 road.
At the time of the 2001 United Kingdom Census, 2001 census, Rossett community (including Rosset ...
) is the former
Dean of
Brecon
Brecon (; ; ), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the county town of Breck ...
.
Marshall was educated at
Repton School
Repton School is a 13–18 co-educational, private, boarding and day school in the public school tradition, in Repton, Derbyshire, England.
Sir John Port of Etwall, on his death in 1557, left funds to create a grammar school which was th ...
and
Durham University
Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament (UK), Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by r ...
; and was
ordained
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after a period of study at the
College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. After
curacies in
Waltham Cross
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and
Welwyn Garden City
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he held
incumbencies in
Derbyshire
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before becoming the
Canon Missioner at
Derby Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of All Saints, Derby, better known as Derby Cathedral, is a cathedral church in the city of Derby, England. In 1927, it was promoted from parish church status to that of a cathedral, creating a seat for the Bishop of ...
. He was
Area Dean of
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in the North East Wales, north-east of Wales. It lies between the Cambrian Mountains, Welsh mountains and the lower River Dee, Wales, Dee Valley, near the England–Wales border, borde ...
from 2002 to 2008.
Debretts
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References
1948 births
People from Denbighshire
People educated at Repton School
Alumni of the College of the Resurrection
Deans of Brecon Cathedral
Living people
20th-century Welsh Anglican priests
21st-century Welsh Anglican priests
Alumni of St John's College, Durham
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