Richard John Forrester Mayston | |
|---|---|
| Provost of Leicester Cathedral | |
| In office 1958–1963 | |
Richard John Forrester Mayston CBE was an Anglican priest. [1]
He was born in Dublin on 23 January 1907, educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1931. [2] He began his career as a curate in Holywood, County Down. Commissioned into the Royal Army Chaplains' Department, he served until 1958. [3] He then became Provost of Leicester Cathedral, a post he held until his death on 13 May 1963. [4]
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