Derek Hugh Goodrich (15 July 1927 – 6 September 2021) was an Anglican priest who was the Dean of St George's Cathedral, Georgetown, Guyana, from 1984 [1] to 1993. [2]
Born in July 1927, [3] Goodrich was educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge (BA 1948, MA 1954). [4] He was ordained deacon in 1953 and priest in 1953 after studying at St Stephen's House, Oxford. [4]
He began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Andrew and St Francis Willesden Green [5] (1952-57) [4] before then moving to what was then British Guiana. He was successively curate of St Philip's, Georgetown (1957), Vicar of Lodge (1957-67) and Vicar of Port Mourant (1967-71). [4] He was then rector of New Amsterdam (1971-84). [6] From here he became Rural Dean of Berbice, then Archdeacon of Demerara before being elected to the deanery of the diocese [7] in 1984. A noted historian, [8] he resigned in 1993 and retired to Lingfield, Surrey. [4]
Goodrich died in September 2021, at the age of 94. [6]
- ^ "Diocesan History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-09.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory: 2008-2009 (100th ed.). Church House Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ Personalities Caribbean. Vol. 5. 1973. p. 293.
- ^ a b c d e Crockford's Clerical Directory: 1973-1974 (85th ed.). 1973. p. 362.
- ^ "Parish web site". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ a b "Deaths". Church Times. 10 September 2021.
- ^ Interview in February, 2000
- ^ Land of the Six Peoples
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Derek Hugh Goodrich (15 July 1927 – 6 September 2021) was an Anglican priest who was the Dean of St George's Cathedral, Georgetown, Guyana, from 1984 [1] to 1993. [2]
Born in July 1927, [3] Goodrich was educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge (BA 1948, MA 1954). [4] He was ordained deacon in 1953 and priest in 1953 after studying at St Stephen's House, Oxford. [4]
He began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Andrew and St Francis Willesden Green [5] (1952-57) [4] before then moving to what was then British Guiana. He was successively curate of St Philip's, Georgetown (1957), Vicar of Lodge (1957-67) and Vicar of Port Mourant (1967-71). [4] He was then rector of New Amsterdam (1971-84). [6] From here he became Rural Dean of Berbice, then Archdeacon of Demerara before being elected to the deanery of the diocese [7] in 1984. A noted historian, [8] he resigned in 1993 and retired to Lingfield, Surrey. [4]
Goodrich died in September 2021, at the age of 94. [6]
- ^ "Diocesan History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-09.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory: 2008-2009 (100th ed.). Church House Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ Personalities Caribbean. Vol. 5. 1973. p. 293.
- ^ a b c d e Crockford's Clerical Directory: 1973-1974 (85th ed.). 1973. p. 362.
- ^ "Parish web site". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ a b "Deaths". Church Times. 10 September 2021.
- ^ Interview in February, 2000
- ^ Land of the Six Peoples
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