Robert John Halliburton (23 March 1935 – 26 September 2004) was an English priest and theologian within the Church of England, who served as a canon and Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral between 1989 and 2003. [1]
Robert John Halliburton was born in March 1935 in Wimbledon, London, the son of Robert Halliburton and Katherine Margery Halliburton (née Robinson). [1] [2] He moved to Kent during the Second World War and was educated at Tonbridge School. [1] He studied for a bachelor's degree at Selwyn College, Cambridge, reading modern languages for Part I of the Tripos but transferring to theology for Part II. [1]
After graduating, he completed his obligatory eighteen months of national service. He then began simultaneously studying for a PhD at Keble College, Oxford and preparing for ordination into the Church of England at St Stephen's House. He was ordained deacon 1961, and priest 1962. [3] His PhD thesis, for which he was supervised by Canon F. L. Cross, was entitled "Augustine and the Monastic Life". [1] After a curacy at St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, he became first a tutor and then Vice-Principal at St Stephen's House, Oxford 1967-1973. [3] He was Principal of Chichester Theological College from 1975 to 1982. He returned to parochial work in Twickenham before taking up the role of Chancellor at St Paul's Cathedral from 1989-2003. [3]
Halliburton's interests included music and gardening, and he was a member of the Athenaeum Club. [2]
Halliburton married Jennifer Ormsby Turner in 1968. Their marriage produced five children: two sons and three daughters. [2]
He died in September 2004, survived by his wife and three of their children. [2]
- ^ a b c d e Banner, Michael (20 November 2004). "Canon John Halliburton: Anglican scholar-priest who encouraged dialogue with Rome". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d "HALLIBURTON, Rev. Canon (Robert) John". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Canon John Halliburton". The Independent. 20 November 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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Robert John Halliburton (23 March 1935 – 26 September 2004) was an English priest and theologian within the Church of England, who served as a canon and Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral between 1989 and 2003. [1]
Robert John Halliburton was born in March 1935 in Wimbledon, London, the son of Robert Halliburton and Katherine Margery Halliburton (née Robinson). [1] [2] He moved to Kent during the Second World War and was educated at Tonbridge School. [1] He studied for a bachelor's degree at Selwyn College, Cambridge, reading modern languages for Part I of the Tripos but transferring to theology for Part II. [1]
After graduating, he completed his obligatory eighteen months of national service. He then began simultaneously studying for a PhD at Keble College, Oxford and preparing for ordination into the Church of England at St Stephen's House. He was ordained deacon 1961, and priest 1962. [3] His PhD thesis, for which he was supervised by Canon F. L. Cross, was entitled "Augustine and the Monastic Life". [1] After a curacy at St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, he became first a tutor and then Vice-Principal at St Stephen's House, Oxford 1967-1973. [3] He was Principal of Chichester Theological College from 1975 to 1982. He returned to parochial work in Twickenham before taking up the role of Chancellor at St Paul's Cathedral from 1989-2003. [3]
Halliburton's interests included music and gardening, and he was a member of the Athenaeum Club. [2]
Halliburton married Jennifer Ormsby Turner in 1968. Their marriage produced five children: two sons and three daughters. [2]
He died in September 2004, survived by his wife and three of their children. [2]
- ^ a b c d e Banner, Michael (20 November 2004). "Canon John Halliburton: Anglican scholar-priest who encouraged dialogue with Rome". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d "HALLIBURTON, Rev. Canon (Robert) John". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Canon John Halliburton". The Independent. 20 November 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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