John Paul (priest) explained

The Rev. Canon John Douglas Paul , was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.[1]

Life

He was born on 13 September 1928,[2] educated at Winchester College and the University of Edinburgh and ordained in 1954.[3] He was Curate at The Ascension, Portsmouth[4] and was then a missionary in Mozambique for over 20 years,[5] finally becoming Archdeacon of the country. After this he held incumbencies at Castle Douglas, Portobello and Elgin. He was Dean of Moray, Ross and Caithness from 1991 to 1992.[6] He died on 23 September 2009.

Notes

  1. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6876817.ece Times On-line
  2. [Who's Who]
  3. [Crockford's clerical directory|Crockfords]
  4. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2094551 Photo of Church
  5. "Mozambique: Memoirs of a Revolution", Paul,J.D: Harmondsworth, Penguin African Library,1975
  6. "Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark