Patrick Reynolds Mitchell KCVO [1] (17 March 1930 – 23 January 2020) was an English Anglican priest.
Mitchell was born on 17 March 1930 [2] and educated at Eton, Merton College, Oxford., [3] and Wells Theological College. Ordained in 1955 [4] he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St. Mark's Church, Mansfield [5] following which he was Priest-Vicar of Wells Cathedral.
Mitchell would go on to hold incumbencies in Milton, Portsmouth and Frome Selwood, Somerset before being appointed Dean of Wells in 1973, [6] a position he held for 16 years; during his deanship he oversaw a major restoration of the cathedral. [7] In 1981, he was appointed to the Cathedrals Advisory Commission for England. [7] In 1989, he became Dean of Windsor until his retirement eight years later, when he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO). [8]
He died in January 2020 at the age of 89. [7] [9]
Patrick Reynolds Mitchell KCVO [1] (17 March 1930 – 23 January 2020) was an English Anglican priest.
Mitchell was born on 17 March 1930 [2] and educated at Eton, Merton College, Oxford., [3] and Wells Theological College. Ordained in 1955 [4] he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St. Mark's Church, Mansfield [5] following which he was Priest-Vicar of Wells Cathedral.
Mitchell would go on to hold incumbencies in Milton, Portsmouth and Frome Selwood, Somerset before being appointed Dean of Wells in 1973, [6] a position he held for 16 years; during his deanship he oversaw a major restoration of the cathedral. [7] In 1981, he was appointed to the Cathedrals Advisory Commission for England. [7] In 1989, he became Dean of Windsor until his retirement eight years later, when he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO). [8]
He died in January 2020 at the age of 89. [7] [9]