Berkeley Cole Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Venerable
Berkeley Cole
Order:Archdeacon of Loughborough
Term Start:1953
Term End:1963
Order2:Archdeacon of Leicester
Term Start2:1963
Term End2:1973
Birth Date:20 October 1913
Death Date:19 July 1996
Spouse:Mabel Grace née Chapman

The Venerable (Ronald) Berkeley Cole[1] (1913–1996) was an eminent Anglican priest and author in the first half of the mid 20th century.

After an earlier career as a Registrar with the London County Freehold and Leasehold Properties Ltd he was ordained in 1943.[2] He began his career with a curacy in Braunstone after which he was Succentor of Leicester Cathedral. He was Vicar of St Philip, Leicester from 1950 to 1973.[3] He was Archdeacon of Loughborough from 1953 to 1963 and of Leicester from then until 1980.[4] His last post was as Rural Dean of Reps.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/fleckney/404258,403212.html Leicestershire Villages – Good Old Days at Fleckney
  2. [Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897–2007]
  3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976
  4. http://www.le.ac.uk/lahs/downloads/CocksvolumeLXVII-5sm.pdf University of Leicester