Christopher Campling

Christopher Campling

The Very Reverend Christopher Russell Campling was an eminent Anglican priest in the latter part of the 20th century. He was born on 4 July 1925 and educated at Lancing College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[1] Ordained in 1952 he began his career with a curacy in Basingstoke[2] after which he was a Minor Canon at Ely Cathedral.[3] He was then appointed Chaplain of his old school. Subsequently Vicar, then Rural Dean of Pershore his next appointment was as Archdeacon of Dudley - a post he held until his appointment as Dean of Ripon in 1984.[4] An eminent author,[5] he retired to Worthing after 11 year, where he wrote his memoir 'I Was Glad'.

References

  1. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
  2. ^ Debrett's People of Today: (1992, London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2
  3. ^ Crockford's clerical directory Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0108153674
  4. ^ The Times, Wednesday, 8 May 09, 1984; p. 16; Issue 61826; col G New Dean of Ripon
  5. ^ Amongst others he wrote “The Way, The Truth and The Life”( Vol. 1, The Love of God in Action, 1964; Vol. 2, The People of God in Action, 1964; Vol. 3, The Word of God in Action, 1965; Vol. 4, God's Plan in Action, 1965); “Words of Worship”, 1969; “The Fourth Lesson” (Vol. 1 1973, Vol. 2 1974); The Food of Love, 1997; and “I Was Glad” (memoirs), 2005
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Preceded by
Frederick Edwin Le Grice		 Dean of Ripon
1984 – 1995		 Succeeded by
John Alan Robert Methuen
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William Fremantle • Mansfield Owen • Godwin Birchenough • Llewelyn Hughes • Edwin Le Grice • Christopher Campling • John Methuen • Keith Jukes



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