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Deaths

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10 April 2026

CROWTHER-ALWYN. — On 25 March, the Revd Benedict Mark Crowther-Alwyn: Team Vicar of St Andrew’s, Moulsecoomb (1981-83); Rector of St Serf’s, Glasgow (1983-87); St John’s, Baillieston (1983-87); Bassingham (1987-90); Vicar of Aubourn with Haddington (1987-90); Carlton-le-Moorland with Stapleford (1987-90); Rector of Thurlby with Norton Disney (1987-90); Vicar of Elmton (1990-2003); Priest-in-Charge of Matlock (2003-05); Rector (2005-14); Matlock, Dethick, Lea and Holloway (2014-23); aged 72.

FIELD. — On 25 March, the Revd Richard Colin Field: Vicar of St Ann’s, Hanger Lane (1970-85); St John’s, Leytonstone (1985-98); aged 92.

FISHER. — On 17 March, the Revd Peter Timothy Fisher: Chaplain of the University of Surrey (1978-83); Sub-Warden of Lincoln Theological College (1978-83); Rector of Houghton Le Spring (1983-94); Rural Dean of Houghton (1987-92); Principal of The Queen’s College, Birmingham (1994-2002); Hon. Canon of Birmingham Cathedral (2000-10); Vicar of Maney (2002-20); aged 81.

HUNTER. — On 13 March, the Revd Peter Wells Hunter: Priest-in-Charge of Christ Church, Warminster (1997-2018); aged 73.

NEALE. — On 20 March, the Revd Alan James Robert Neale: Vicar of Stanstead Abbotts (1982-85); Assistant Master of Chelmsford Hall School, Eastbourne (1985-88); in the United States since 1988; Rector of St Paul’s, Brookings, South Dakota (1988-90); St Columba’s, Middletown, Rhode Island (1991-2004); St Columba’s, Philadelphia (2004-15); aged 73.

PITCHER. — On 26 March, the Revd David John Pitcher: Rector of Ingham with Sutton (1966-72); Vicar of St John the Baptist and All Saints’, Lakenham (1972-76); Rector of Framlingham with Saxtead (1976-91); Rural Dean of Loes (1982-89); Hon. Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral (1985-99); Rector of St Mary the Virgin, Woodbridge (1991-99); aged 92.

REAVLEY. — On 28 March, the Revd Cedric Reavley: OLM of St John the Baptist, Burford, with Fulbrook, Taynton, Asthall, Swinbrook and Widford (2005-21); aged 75.

SEABROOK. — On 27 March, the Revd Alan Geoffrey Seabrook: Vicar of Girlington (1974-80); Priest-in-Charge of Abdon with Clee St Margaret (1980-83); Rector of Bitterley (1980-83); Priest-in-Charge of Cold Weston (1980-83); Hopton Cangeford (1980-83); Stoke St Milburgh with Heath (1980-83); Rector of Bitterley with Middleton, Bromfield, Clee St Margaret and Cold Weston, Onibury, Stanton Lacy and Stoke St Milborough with The Heath and Hopton Cangeford (1983-2008); Rural Dean of Ludlow (2001-05); aged 82.

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