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Henry Leslie Williams (26 December 1919 – 2013) was Archdeacon of Chester [1] from 1975 to 1988. [2]

Williams was educated at St David's College, Lampeter and ordained in 1944 following a period of study at St. Michael's College, Llandaff. [3] After curacies in Aberdyfi, Bangor and Chester he was Vicar of Barnston from 1953 to 1984. He was also a Chaplain in the Territorial Army from 1953 to 1962; Rural Dean of Wirral North from 1967 to 1975; an Honorary Canon of Chester Cathedral from 1972 to 1975; and a Member of the General Synod from 1978 to 1988. [4]

Notes

  1. ^ Photo of Williams Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Williams, Ven. Henry Leslie, (26 Dec. 1919–29 Sept. 2013), Archdeacon of Chester, 1975–88". WILLIAMS, Henry Leslie (1919 - 2013), Archdeacon of Chester, 1975–88. Who Was Who. December 2007. doi: 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U39986. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1948 London: Oxford University Press, p 1431
  4. ^ WILLIAMS, Ven. Henry Leslie’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 24 March 2013
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Chester
1975–1988
Succeeded by


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Henry Leslie Williams (26 December 1919 – 2013) was Archdeacon of Chester [1] from 1975 to 1988. [2]

Williams was educated at St David's College, Lampeter and ordained in 1944 following a period of study at St. Michael's College, Llandaff. [3] After curacies in Aberdyfi, Bangor and Chester he was Vicar of Barnston from 1953 to 1984. He was also a Chaplain in the Territorial Army from 1953 to 1962; Rural Dean of Wirral North from 1967 to 1975; an Honorary Canon of Chester Cathedral from 1972 to 1975; and a Member of the General Synod from 1978 to 1988. [4]

Notes

  1. ^ Photo of Williams Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Williams, Ven. Henry Leslie, (26 Dec. 1919–29 Sept. 2013), Archdeacon of Chester, 1975–88". WILLIAMS, Henry Leslie (1919 - 2013), Archdeacon of Chester, 1975–88. Who Was Who. December 2007. doi: 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U39986. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1948 London: Oxford University Press, p 1431
  4. ^ WILLIAMS, Ven. Henry Leslie’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 24 March 2013
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Chester
1975–1988
Succeeded by



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