Connop Price Explained

Hilary Martin Connop Price (1912–1998) was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century.[1]

He was educated at Cheltenham College and Queens' College, Cambridge and ordained in 1937.[2] After this he was Curate at St Peter's, Hersham[3] and then Senior Chaplain at Portsmouth Cathedral. During the war he was a Chaplain in the RAFVR. When peace returned he was Vicar of St Gabriel's, Bishopwearmouth and then Rural Dean of Newcastle-under-Lyme. In 1966 he became Provost of Chelmsford,[4] a post he held for 11 years.

Notes and References

  1. "Handbook of British Chronology" Fryde, E.B; Greenway, D.E; Porter,S; Roy,I Cambridge, CUP,1996
  2. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
  3. http://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/GetRecord/SHCOL_2843 exploring Surrey’s past
  4. [The Times]