Rex Howe

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Rex Alan Howe (born 1929) was an Anglican priest.

He was born in 1929 and after national service with the Army Catering Corps [1] studied at Christ's College, Cambridge. He then attended the College of the Resurrection Mirfield and was ordained in 1956. [2] After curacies [3] in Barnsley and Helmsley he held incumbencies in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Kirkleatham. He was Rural Dean of Guisborough from 1967 to 1973. In 1973 he became Dean of Hong Kong; and its Archdeacon in 1975. Later he was Rector of Grantham, [4] and a Canon Prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral before his final post as Vicar of Canford Cliffs and Sandbanks. He retired in 1994.

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References

  1. London Gazette
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN   978-0-19-200008-8
  3. North Yorks Archives
  4. Church Web Site