John Churchill (priest) explained

John Howard Churchill (9 June 1920 – 29 April 1990) was Dean of Carlisle^[1] from 1973 to 1987.

Born in 1920,^[2] he was educated at Sutton Valence School and Trinity College, Cambridge and ordained in 1944. He held curacies at St George, Camberwell and All Hallows, Tottenham^[3] before becoming Chaplain of King's College London and a lecturer in Theology. In 1960 he became Vicar of St George, Sheffield and in 1973 a Canon Residentiary of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, his last post before the deanery.^[4] An eminent author,^[5] he died in 1990.

Notes and References

1. http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/dean_and_chapter_f.html Deans of Carlisle
2. Who was Who 1897–1990. London, A & C Black, 1991
3. News: . 19 June 1948 . 6, col C . 51102.
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976
5. Amongst others he wrote "Prayer in Progress", 1961; "Going Up: a look at University life", 1963; "Finding Prayer", 1978; "Finding Communion", 1987; "Putting Life Together", 1989 > British Library web site accessed 20:13 GMT Thursday 4 November 2010