Alfred Jowett

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Alfred Jowett
CBE
Dean of Manchester
In office
1964–1983
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Nationality British

Alfred Jowett CBE was Dean of Manchester in the last third of the 20th Century. Born on 29 May 1914, educated at High Storrs and St Catharine's College, Cambridge [1] and ordained in 1945, [2] he began his career at St John the Evangelist, Goole. Afterwards he was Secretary to the Sheffield Anglican and Free Church Council and Marriage Guidance Council then Vicar of St George with St Stephen, in his home city. [3] Between 1960 and 1964 he was Vicar of Doncaster when he was elevated to the Deanery, serving 19 years. An honorary graduate of the University of Sheffield, [4] he died on 28 July 2004. [5]

Notes

  1. Who’s Who London, A & C Black,1992 ISBN   0-7136-3514-2
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN   0-19-200008-X
  3. Sheffield Historian
  4. Sheffield University Roll of Honour [ permanent dead link ]
  5. Telegraph obituary
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Manchester
1964–1983
Succeeded by

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