Arthur Smith (priest)

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Arthur Cyril Smith, VRD was an Anglican priest, who served as Archdeacon of Lincoln from 1960 to 1976; [1] and also a member of the General Synod from 1970 to 1976. [2]

He was educated at St. John's College, University of Manitoba, the University of Sheffield and Westcott House, Cambridge; and ordained in 1935. After a curacies in Keighley and Bishop's Hatfield he was a Chaplain in the RNVR during World War II. When peace returned he became Rector of South Ormsby, a post he held until 1960. [3]

References

  1. ↑ 'Smith, Ven. Arthur', Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2013; online edn, Dec 2013 accessed 17 Oct 2014
  2. ↑ "The Venerable Arthur Smith". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 1 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2000/01 p673: London, CHurch House, 2000 ISBN   0-7151-8106-8
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1960–1976		Succeeded by

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