Harold Chad Mansbridge was
provost of
St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow
The Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, commonly called St Mary's Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It is located on the Great Western Road, in the west end of Glasgow, Scotland. The current building was opened on 9 ...
from 1970 until his death on 15 July 1980.
He was born on 4 March 1917 and educated at Price's School,
Fareham
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and
Kelham Theological College. He was
ordained
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in 1942 and began his career with
curacies in
Nottingham
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,
Cullercoats
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and
Stratfield Mortimer
Stratfield Mortimer is a village and civil parish, just south of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire and unitary authority area of West Berkshire.
History
The manor of Stratfield dates back to the time of Edward the Confessor. The 1086 ...
. He was
rector of
Shellingford from 1948 to 1960; and of
Bieldside
Bieldside is a suburb to the west of Aberdeen City Centre, Scotland. Together with the neighbouring suburb of Cults, Aberdeenshire, Cults, it is the wealthiest area in Scotland. It has one pub/restaurant, The Bieldside, a foodstore, a hairdresse ...
until 1970.
["Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ]
References
1917 births
Provosts of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow
20th-century Scottish Episcopalian priests
1980 deaths
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