John Pretyman (1753/1754 – 5 June 1817) was an
Anglican priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...
, who served as
Archdeacon of Lincoln
The Archdeacon of Lincoln is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Lincoln – he or she has responsibilities within his archdeaconry (the ancient Archdeaconry of Lincoln) including oversight of church buildings and some supervision, d ...
from 1793 to 1817.
He was educated at
Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he started in 1774 age 20;
and
ordained
Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform var ...
deacon
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on 15 March 1778 and
priest
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on 8 June 1780. After a
curacy
A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...
at
Rattlesden
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he was
Rector
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Style or title
*Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of
Shotley
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from 1784 until his death on 5 June 1817.
['Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' The Bury and Norwich Post: Or, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Cambridge, and Ely Advertiser (Bury Saint Edmunds, England), Wednesday, 11 June 1817; Issue 1824]
He died on 5 June 1817.
[
He is also recorded as a Prebend of Aylesbury.
]
References
1817 deaths
People educated at Charterhouse School
Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Archdeacons of Lincoln
People from Babergh District
Year of birth uncertain
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