Wilfred Currie

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Wilfred Bennetto Currie was an Anglican priest [1] in the 20th century.

Educated at the University of Edinburgh and ordained in 1933, Currie was a curate at St John's Aberdeen and then Priest in charge of St Mark's in the same city. He was a Chaplain to the British armed forces during World War II after which he held incumbencies at Longside and Stirling [2] before he became Provost of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth in 1955, a post he held until 1969. [3]

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References

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
  2. Holy Trinity
  3. "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN   0-567-08746-8
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Denis Tyndall
Provost of St Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth
1955–1969
Succeeded by
Alfred Watt