Geoffrey Elmer Walton (19 February 1934 – 23 July 2020) was Archdeacon of Dorset from 1982 [1] to 2000.
Born on 19 February 1934, he was educated at St John's College, Durham, [2] and ordained in 1961. [3] After a curacy in Warsop he was Vicar of Norwell from 1965 to 1969. He then became the Recruitment and Selection Secretary of the ACCM. He was Vicar of Holy Trinity, Weymouth [4] from 1975 until his Archdeacon’s appointment. He was the Vicar of Witchampton from 1982 to 2000. [5]
He died on 23 July 2020 at the age of 86. [6]
Notes
- ^ Latest appointments The Times (London, England), Monday, Feb 22, 1982; pg. 10; Issue 61164
- ^ ‘WALTON, Ven. Geoffrey Elmer’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 20 Nov 2012
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ Church website
- ^ OPC Dorset
- ^ "Walton". The Telegraph Announcements. The Telegraph. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
Geoffrey Elmer Walton (19 February 1934 – 23 July 2020) was Archdeacon of Dorset from 1982 [1] to 2000.
Born on 19 February 1934, he was educated at St John's College, Durham, [2] and ordained in 1961. [3] After a curacy in Warsop he was Vicar of Norwell from 1965 to 1969. He then became the Recruitment and Selection Secretary of the ACCM. He was Vicar of Holy Trinity, Weymouth [4] from 1975 until his Archdeacon’s appointment. He was the Vicar of Witchampton from 1982 to 2000. [5]
He died on 23 July 2020 at the age of 86. [6]
Notes
- ^ Latest appointments The Times (London, England), Monday, Feb 22, 1982; pg. 10; Issue 61164
- ^ ‘WALTON, Ven. Geoffrey Elmer’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 20 Nov 2012
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ Church website
- ^ OPC Dorset
- ^ "Walton". The Telegraph Announcements. The Telegraph. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.