Oliver Fiennes | |
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Dean of Lincoln | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Lincoln |
In office | 1969 to 1989 |
Predecessor | Michael Peck |
Successor | Brandon Jackson |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1954 |
Personal details | |
Born | Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes 17 May 1926 |
Died | 8 June 2011 | (aged 85)
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes [a] (17 May 1926 – 8 June 2011) was Dean of Lincoln in the latter part of the 20th century. [1]
He was born on 17 May 1926 into a noble family, the youngest of three sons of Ivo Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 20th Baron Saye and Sele. [2] He was educated at Eton College and won the Sword of Honour as best overall cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade on 1 September 1945 as a second lieutenant, [3] but saw no fighting as the Second World War ended soon afterwards. [4] He subsequently went up to New College, Oxford. [5]
Ordained in 1954, after a spell as a curate at St Mary Magdalene, New Milton, he became chaplain of Clifton College in 1958. Following this he was rector of Lambeth before his elevation to the deanery. [6] Described by Trevor Beeson as “the last aristocrat to make his mark on the church", [7] in retirement he lived near his old Cathedral in Lincoln until his death in June 2011.
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Oliver Fiennes | |
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Dean of Lincoln | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Lincoln |
In office | 1969 to 1989 |
Predecessor | Michael Peck |
Successor | Brandon Jackson |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1954 |
Personal details | |
Born | Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes 17 May 1926 |
Died | 8 June 2011 | (aged 85)
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes [a] (17 May 1926 – 8 June 2011) was Dean of Lincoln in the latter part of the 20th century. [1]
He was born on 17 May 1926 into a noble family, the youngest of three sons of Ivo Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 20th Baron Saye and Sele. [2] He was educated at Eton College and won the Sword of Honour as best overall cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade on 1 September 1945 as a second lieutenant, [3] but saw no fighting as the Second World War ended soon afterwards. [4] He subsequently went up to New College, Oxford. [5]
Ordained in 1954, after a spell as a curate at St Mary Magdalene, New Milton, he became chaplain of Clifton College in 1958. Following this he was rector of Lambeth before his elevation to the deanery. [6] Described by Trevor Beeson as “the last aristocrat to make his mark on the church", [7] in retirement he lived near his old Cathedral in Lincoln until his death in June 2011.
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