Thomas Dyson

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The Ven. Thomas Dyson was Archdeacon of Bermuda [1] from 1982 until [2] 1994.

Dyson was educated at the University of Manchester and ordained in 1940. After a curacy at St Anselm's, Kennington [3] he was a Chaplain in the RNVR from 1943 to 1947. He was Vicar of St Peter-in-the-East, Oxford from 1947 to 1955; and Rector of St Bartholemew, Colne, Lancashire from 1955 to 1957 when he became the incumbent in Warwick, Bermuda. [4]

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References

  1. Royal Gazette
  2. "Jennifer E. O'Connor Becomes a Bride in Bermuda (Published 1984)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 16 February 2020.
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  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980-82: Oxford, OUP, 1983 ISBN   0-19-200010-1
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Bermuda
1982–94
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