Edward Henry Patey [1] (12 August 1915 – 5 September 2005) [2] was the Church of England Dean of Liverpool, England from 1964 to 1982.
Patey was born in
Bristol and educated at
Marlborough College,
Hertford College, Oxford and
Westcott House, Cambridge.
[3] His great great grandfather was Bishop
Charles Blomfield. He was ordained in 1939 and in 1942 he became the Youth Chaplain to the
Bishop of Durham. He served as a priest at St Anne's
Oldland Common near Bristol. In 1958, he became
Canon of
Coventry, where he obtained experience in the building of the new
Coventry Cathedral. He became
Dean of Liverpool in 1964,
[4] at a time when the
Gothic Anglican
Liverpool Cathedral remained unfinished 60 years after the foundation stone had been laid; and retired in 1982.
[5]
Landmarks of his tenure as Dean included the dedication of the cathedral by
Elizabeth II in October 1978 (despite some final details still remaining uncompleted), a memorial service for
John Lennon in 1981, and a controversial visit from
Pope John Paul II in 1982.
[6] An honorary Doctor of the
University of Liverpool,
[7] he was succeeded as
dean by the Rev
Derrick Walters.
He married his wife, Margaret, in 1942. She was appointed
OBE for her community work. Together, they had three daughters and one son.
[8]
Edward Henry Patey [1] (12 August 1915 – 5 September 2005) [2] was the Church of England Dean of Liverpool, England from 1964 to 1982.
Patey was born in
Bristol and educated at
Marlborough College,
Hertford College, Oxford and
Westcott House, Cambridge.
[3] His great great grandfather was Bishop
Charles Blomfield. He was ordained in 1939 and in 1942 he became the Youth Chaplain to the
Bishop of Durham. He served as a priest at St Anne's
Oldland Common near Bristol. In 1958, he became
Canon of
Coventry, where he obtained experience in the building of the new
Coventry Cathedral. He became
Dean of Liverpool in 1964,
[4] at a time when the
Gothic Anglican
Liverpool Cathedral remained unfinished 60 years after the foundation stone had been laid; and retired in 1982.
[5]
Landmarks of his tenure as Dean included the dedication of the cathedral by
Elizabeth II in October 1978 (despite some final details still remaining uncompleted), a memorial service for
John Lennon in 1981, and a controversial visit from
Pope John Paul II in 1982.
[6] An honorary Doctor of the
University of Liverpool,
[7] he was succeeded as
dean by the Rev
Derrick Walters.
He married his wife, Margaret, in 1942. She was appointed
OBE for her community work. Together, they had three daughters and one son.
[8]