John Burgess (priest) explained

John Edward Burgess (9 December 1930 – 9 March 2019) was an Anglican priest who was Archdeacon of Bath from 1975 to 1995.^[1]

Burgess was educated at Surbiton County Grammar School and the University of London. After six years working for Shell he went to the London School of Theology. He was ordained deacon in 1957 and priest in 1958^[2] and then served curacies at St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey (1957–60) and St Mary's Church, Southampton (1960–62).^[3] He was Vicar of Coppenhall from 1962 to 1967; and then of Keynsham until his appointment as Archdeacon.^[4]

Burgess was married to Jonquil. He died on 9 March 2019, at the age of 88.^[5]

Notes and References

1. ‘BURGESS, Ven. John Edward’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2015 ; online edn, Nov 2015 accessed 9 Sept 2016
2. Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-74, 85th Edition, p 135.
3. [Crockford's clerical directory|Crockfords]
4. Church news. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Dec 18, 1974; pg. 17; Issue 59273
5. Web site: Church Times: Obituary, The Ven John Burgess, 14 June 2019. 18 February 2021.