John Brookes Vernon Penfold was an Anglican priest in the first half of the 20th century.
John Penfold was born into an ecclesiastical family in 1864: his father was the Rev. William Penfold, MA, Rector of Ruardean and Chaplain to the Duke of Beaufort.[1] He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead and Jesus College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1888 [2] he began his career as Chaplain[3] of King William's College, Isle of Man.[4] After this he was Assistant Minister at St James’, Welbeck Street and then Vicar of St James’, Guernsey, 1893.[5]
He was Dean of the island from 1918 until his death on 4 May 1922.[6]
Penfold was also a prominent Freemason, Senior Grand Warden of the Province of Guernsey and Alderney, and Grand Chaplain of England.