Martin Gloster Sullivan (30 March 1910 – 5 September 1980) was an

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dean from

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. He was born in

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and was educated at Auckland Grammar School and the

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. He was ordained in 1934 and began his career with a

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at St Matthew's, Auckland. After that he held incumbencies at

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and

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. During the

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he was a Chaplain to the Forces, serving as Battalion Padre of the 22nd Battalion (New Zealand) and when peace returned Principal of College House,

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. In 1950 he was appointed Dean of Christchurch and vicar-general (1951–1961). Moving to London he was appointed Rector of

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in 1962, then Archdeacon of London the following year. In 1967 he became

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, a post he held for a decade. An eminent author; amongst others he wrote ''Children Listen'' (1955), ''On Calvary’s Tree'' (1957), ''Approach With Joy'' (1961), ''A Dean Speaks to New Zealand'' (1962) and ''A Funny Thing Happened to me on the way to St Paul’s'' (1968). In 1965, he was made a Freeman of the City of London. In the 1979 Queen's Birthday Honours, Sullivan was appointed a

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. He had married Doris Rosie Grant Cowen in 1934 (daughter of Canon Grant Cowen, she died 1972) and remarried Elizabeth Roberton in St Paul's Cathedral in 1973. He had no children. He wrote "Notes of an Army Chaplain" for ''

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'' magazine. Sullivan died in 1980 at a function held by the Auckland University Rugby Club where he was a key guest speaker."Story: Sullivan, Martin Gloster"
''The Encyclopedia of New Zealand''. Retrieved 2017-6-05.

References

* 1910 births 1980 deaths Religious leaders from Auckland People educated at Auckland Grammar School University of Auckland alumni Deans of Christchurch Deans of St Paul's Archdeacons of London New Zealand Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Australian military chaplains World War II chaplains {{Canterbury-archdeacon-20C-stub