Lichfield Theological College

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Cathedral Close Lichfield (formerly Lichfield Theological College)

Lichfield Theological College ^[1] was founded in 1857 ^[2] to train Anglican clergy to serve in the Church of England. ^[3] Uniquely at its foundation, the college did not require a degree, and non-graduates made up the majority of its ordinands. ^[4] The college had "high church tendencies". ^[4] It was located on the south side of the Cathedral Close in Lichfield, Staffordshire and closed in 1972.

Notable staff

See also: Category:Staff of Lichfield Theological College

• Cecil Cherrington, lecturer, later Bishop of Waikato, New Zealand
• George Kilpatrick, lecturer, later Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford
• Barry Rogerson, lecturer, later Bishop of Bristol
• James Srawley, Vice-Principal, later Canon of Lincoln Cathedral

List of Principals

• 1880–1885: George Herbert Moberly ^[5]
• 1909-1931: Lawrence Arthur Phillips ^[6]
• 1958–1965: John Fenton
• 1966–1972: John Yates

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Alumni of Lichfield Theological College

• John Barker, Dean of Cloyne in the Church of Ireland
• French Chang-Him, Bishop of The Seychelles and Archbishop of the Indian Ocean
• Mervyn Charles-Edwards, Bishop of Worcester
• Malcolm Clark, Dean of Edinburgh
• Robert Hodson, Bishop of Shrewsbury
• Sope Johnson, Provost of the Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos
• Hope Patten, Anglo-Catholic priest known for his restoration of the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham
• John Simkin, Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand
• Horace Tonks, Bishop of the Windward Islands
• Frank Weston, Bishop of Knaresborough

References

1. "Photo". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
2. National Archives Archived 2014-07-26 at archive.today
3. Patrick Comerford
4. Tomlinson, John (2003). "An Innovation in Nineteenth-Century Theological Training: The Lichfield Probationers' Scheme". Nederlands archief voor kerkgeschiedenis / Dutch Review of Church History. 83: 424–434. ISSN   0028-2030 . Retrieved 8 June 2025.
5. "Moberly, George Herbert", in Alumni Oxonienses 1715-1886, Vol. 3 (1892), p. 965
6. ""Lichfield Theological College - Resignation of Principal"". Tamworth Herald. 3 April 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

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