The
Venerable
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John David Delight (24 August 1925 - 16 February 2013) was a British clergyman who served as
Archdeacon of Stoke from 1982 to 1990.
Early life and education
Delight was educated at
Christ's Hospital
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T ...
, the
University of Liverpool
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,
Oak Hill Theological College, the
Open University
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(
BA Theology 1955) and
Ripon Hall, Oxford.
Career
After
wartime service in the
RNVR
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he served
curacies at
Tooting Graveney and
Wallington. He was then:
*
Travelling Secretary of the
Inter-Varsity Fellowship of Students
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from 1958 to 1961
* Curate-in-Charge (
Vicar
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from 1968) at St Christopher,
Leicester
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from 1961 to 1969
*
Chaplain
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of
HM Prison Leicester from 1962 to 1967
*
Rector of
Aldridge
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from 1969 to 1982
*
Rural Dean
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of
Walsall
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from 1981 to 1982
*
Prebendary
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of
Lichfield Cathedral
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from 1980 to 1990
*
Archdeacon
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of
Stoke-on-Trent
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from 1982 to 1990
* Diocesan Director of Theological Education and Honorary Canon of All Souls' Cathedral,
Machakos,
Kenya
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from 1990 to 1994.
Church Times, deaths, 22 February 2013
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Death
Delight died in February 2013 at the age of 87.
References
1925 births
2013 deaths
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
People educated at Christ's Hospital
Alumni of the University of Liverpool
Alumni of Oak Hill College
Alumni of the Open University
Alumni of Ripon College Cuddesdon
Archdeacons of Stoke
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