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Deaths

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08 December 2023

BUCHANAN. — On 29 November, the Rt Revd Dr Colin Buchanan: Tutor of St John’s College, Nottingham (1964-85); Registrar (1969-74); Director of Studies (1974); Vice-Principal (1975-78); Principal (1979-85); Hon. Canon of Southwell Cathedral (1981-85); Suffragan Bishop of Aston (1985-89); Assistant Bishop in Rochester diocese (1989-96); Southwark diocese (1990-91); Vicar of St Mark’s, Gillingham (1991-96); Area Bishop of Woolwich (1996-2004); Hon. Assistant Bishop in Bradford diocese (2004-14); Ripon & Leeds dioceses (2005-14); Leeds diocese since 2014; aged 89.

KNIGHT. — On 21 November, the Very Revd Dr Alexander Francis Knight: Chaplain of Taunton School (1968-75); Director of the Bloxham Project (1975-81); Director of Studies of the Aston Training Scheme (1981-83); Priest-in-Charge of Easton and Martyr Worthy (1983-91); Archdeacon of Basingstoke (1990-98); Residentiary Canon of Winchester Cathedral (1991-98); Dean of Lincoln (1998-2006); aged 84.

PHELPS. — On 20 October, the Revd Dr Ian Ronald Phelps: Rector of Newtimber with Pyecombe (1964-68); Vicar of St Luke’s, Brighton (1968-74); Team Vicar in the Resurrection Team Ministry, Brighton (1974-76); Vicar of Peacehaven (1976-94); aged 95.

POSTILL. — On 11 September, the Revd John Edward Postill: Vicar in the Winfarthing Group (1974-79); Rector of Slaugham (1979-97); Assistant Curate of Busbridge and Hambledon (1997-2003); aged 88.

TAYLOR. — On 30 October, the Revd Nicholas James Taylor: Curate-in-Charge of Wilmcote with Billesley (1977-79); Aston Cantlow (1977-79); Vicar of Aston Cantlow and Wilmcote with Billesley (1979-87); St Francis of Assisi, North Radford, Coventry (1987-97); Rural Dean of Coventry North (1993-97); Team Rector in the Wilton Team Ministry (1997-2011); Prebendary of Wells Cathedral (2008-11); aged 77.

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