Seiriol Evans

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The Very Rev Seiriol John Arthur Evans, CBE (22 November 1894 – 29 June 1984) was an Anglican dean [1] and author [2] in the third quarter of the 20th century. [3]
Born into an ecclesiastical family, [4] he was educated at King's College School, Cambridge, [5] then The King's School, Worcester before returning to King's College, Cambridge as an undergraduate. He was then ordained after a period of study at Salisbury Theological College in 1921. [6] He was Curate of St Mary and All Saints, Kidderminster [7] then Sacrist of Gloucester Cathedral. After this he was Precentor of Ely Cathedral from 1923 to 1929 and then Rector of Upwell. During World War II he was a Chaplain in the RNVR. From 1945 to 1953 he was Archdeacon of Wisbech when he was appointed to the Gloucester Deanery [8] - a post he held for 19 years. He spent his retirement in Fulbourn.

There is a stone effigy dedicated to him at Gloucester Cathedral [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ National Archives
  2. ↑ Amongst others he wrote "A Short History of Ely Cathedral", 1925; "The Mortification of the Manor of Nepal", 1936; "Ely Chapter Ordinances", 1940; "The Medieval Estate of Ely Cathedral Priory", 1973 > British Library web site accessed 19:21 GMT Sunday 21 March 2010
  3. ↑ Obituary The Very Rev Seiriol Evans The Times Thursday, 5 July 1984; p. 14; Issue 61875; col G
  4. ↑ His father was The Rev. John Arthur Evans, DD, sometime Rector of Sible Hedingham > "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN   0-7136-3457-X
  5. ↑ Henderson, RJ (1981). A History of King's College Choir School Cambridge. p. 42. ISBN   978-0950752808.
  6. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  7. ↑ Church web-site
  8. ↑ Gloucestershire Archives Online Catalogue Archived 5 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ The Times, Friday, 2 July 1971; p. 2; Issue 58214; col G News in Brief
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Harold Costley-White 		Dean of Gloucester
1953–1972		Succeeded by
Alfred Gilbert Goddard Thurlow


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