Charles Stanley (priest)

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Charles Geoffrey Nason Stanley was Dean of Lismore from 1934 until 1960. [1]

He was born on 10 November 1884 [2] and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in 1908 and began his ecclesiastical career with curacies at Drumcannon and Cappoquin. [3] He held incumbencies in Kilrossanty and Lismore. [4] His son was killed during World War II. [5]

References

  1. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 391. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.
  2. Royal Blood
  3. National Archives of Ireland
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN   0-19-200008-X
  5. "Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Stanley, Desmond Geoffrey". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
Religious titles
Preceded by Dean of Lismore
1934–1961
Succeeded by