Chaplain-General of Prisons

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The Chaplain-General of Prisons is the head of the Church of England's chaplaincy to prisons. He is also an ex officio member of the House of Clergy of the General Synod.

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Smith was the first chaplain-general.
The post of archdeacon to HM Prisons was created in 1982 and consistently held by the CG.

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  2. ↑ The Telegraph – Obituaries, Leslie Lloyd Rees (Accessed 17 March 2014)
  3. ↑ The Independent – Obituary: Percy Ashford (Accessed 17 March 2014)
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  9. ↑ Church of England – Bishop of Rochester to be next Bishop of Prisons (Accessed 17 March 2014)
  10. ↑ Anglican Communion News Service – Archbishop Welby licenses Prison Chaplain-General (Accessed 29 October 2014)
  11. ↑ "UK news in brief".
  12. ↑ "Prison Chaplain-General to preach on Prisons Sunday". Archived from the original on 2018-12-04.


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