John Richard Hedges Becher (13 March 1861 – 11 May 1946) was an

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in the first half of the twentieth century. Becher was educated at

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and

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in 1886. He began his career with curacies in

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and

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. He held Incumbencies in

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and Lorum. He was

Archdeacon of Leighlin The Archdeacon of Leighlin was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Ferns and Leighlin until 1835 and then within the Diocese of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin until 1977 when it was further enlarged to become the Diocese of Cashel ...

from 1922 to 1924; and the

Archdeacon of Ossory The Archdeacon of Ossory was a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Ossory until 1835 and then within the Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin until 1977 when it was further enlarged to become the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory. As ...

and Leighlin from 1924 to 1940.

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1938 p88 Oxford,

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, 1938

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Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Archdeacons of Ossory and Leighlin Archdeacons of Leighlin 20th-century Irish Anglican priests 1861 births 1946 deaths {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub