Noel Kennaby Explained

Noel Martin Kennaby was Dean of St Albans from 1964 until 1973.[1] He was born on 22 December 1905, educated at Queens' College, Cambridge[2] and ordained in 1930. His first post was as a curate at Epsom after which he was priest in charge of Christ Church, Scarborough then Vicar of St Andrew's Handsworth.[3] In 1943 he became Rural Dean of Tynemouth and then Provost of Newcastle.[4] His last post before his appointment to the deanery[5] was as senior chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury.[6] He died on 22 January 1994.

Notes and References

  1. Ecclesiastical News New Dean Of St. Albans The Times Thursday, Oct 24, 1963; pg. 14; Issue 55840; col D
  2. [Who's Who (UK)|Who’s Who 1992]
  3. http://www.standrews-handsworth.org.uk/safaith.html Church web-site
  4. http://www.ancestral-indexes.co.uk/misc/NBL/NTC/NTC-NSN.htm Parish history
  5. http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo=='Ramsey/4-287/1963/36/159-64') National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
  6. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976