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Deaths

GEORGE. — On 11 February, the Revd John Thomas George: Priest Vicar of Wells Cathedral, Assistant Curate of St Cuthbert’s, Wells, and Assistant Master of Wells Cathedral School (1950-52); Vicar of Cheddar (1952-57); Curate-in-Charge of Priddy (1955-57); Chaplain to the Forces (1957-60); Vicar of Thornton with Allerthorpe, Melbourne, Waplington and Storwood (1960-62); Rector of Backwell (1962-72); Rural Dean of Portishead (1968-72); Vicar of Wellington with West Buckland and Nynehead (1972-75); Team Rector in the Wellington and District Team Ministry (1975-82); Canon and Prebendary of Wells Cathedral (1978-86); aged 90.

WOOLLCOMBE. — On 3 March, the Rt Revd Kenneth John Woollcombe: Fellow, Chaplain and Lecturer of St John’s College, Oxford (1953-60); Tutor (1956-60); Professor of Dogmatic Theology at the General Theological Seminary, New York (1960-63); Principal of Edinburgh Theological College and Canon of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh (1963-71); Bishop of Oxford (1971-78); Assistant Bishop of London (1978-81); Canon Residentiary and Precentor of St Paul’s Cathedral (1981-89); aged 84.

WRIGHT. — On 27 February, the Revd William Easton Wright: Rector of Farway with Northleigh and Southleigh (1956-69); Offwell with Widworthy (1969-72); Curate-in-Charge of Cotleigh (1969-72); Rector of Offwell with Widworthy with Cotleigh, Farway, Northleigh and Southleigh (1972-85); Rural Dean of Honiton (1965-68); aged 87.

YATES. — On 26 February, the Rt Revd John Yates: Tutor of Lincoln Theological College (1954-59); Chaplain (1956-59); Vicar of Bottesford with Ashby (1959-65); Principal of Lichfield Theological College (1966-72); Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral (1972); Suffragan Bishop of Whitby (1972-75); Bishop of Gloucester (1975-91); Bishop at Lambeth (1991-94); aged 82.


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