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John Howard Cruse (known as Howard; 15 February 1908 – 11 April 1979) was Bishop of Knaresborough from 1965 to 1972.
Cruse was educated at
John Howard Cruse (known as Howard; 15 February 1908 – 11 April 1979) was Bishop of Knaresborough from 1965 to 1972.
Cruse was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Jesus College was established in 1496 on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Radegund's Priory, Cambridge, St ...
and studied for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
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before curacies at Southall
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and Folkestone
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. From 1936 until 1949 he held incumbencies at Harrow and Cambridge
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, followed by a 16-year stint as Provost of Sheffield
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. In 1965 he was appointed Suffragan Bishop of Knaresborough where he remained until his retirement.Due to failing sight cited in "The Times", Tuesday, 21 December 1971; p. 12; Issue 58356; col A He married twice: firstly in 1942 Ethne Sterling-Berry; and after her death in 1977 Violet Briscoe.
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