Edgar Stephenson Explained

The Ven. Edgar Stephenson (24 September 1894 – 29 May 1984) was Archdeacon of Rochdale from 1951 until 1962.^[1]

Stephenson was educated at the University of Manchester; and ordained in 1925.^[2] He held curacies in Salford and Worsley in the greater Manchester area. He was Vicar of St Mary, Oldham from 1947 to 1955 and Director of Religious Education in the Diocese of Manchester from 1955 to 1962.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Archdeacon Of Rochdale. The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 23, 1962; pg. 12; Issue 55450
2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 p1227 London: Oxford University Press, 1929
3. ‘STEPHENSON, Ven. Edgar’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 30 Aug 2017