Ven. Malcolm Parr (21 March 1888 – 15 July 1962) was Archdeacon of Warwick from 1945 until 1958. Parr was born in

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, France.''1901 England Census'' He was educated at the

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and

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; and

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in 1915. After a

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he was the

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from 1922 to 1926. He was the

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at St Nicholas,

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from 1926 to 1929 and of

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until his appointment as

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.''Warwick and Warwickshire Advertiser Warwickshire'', England 31 August 1945

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Alumni of Ridley Hall, Cambridge 20th-century English Anglican priests Archdeacons of Warwick 1888 births 1962 deaths {{Canterbury-archdeacon-19C-stub