- Michael Stancliffe
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The Very Reverend
Michael Stancliffe
MADean of Winchester In office
1969–1986Personal details Born 8 April 1916 Died 26 March 1987 Nationality British Spouse(s) Barbara Elizabeth née Tatlow Alma mater Haileybury; Trinity College, Oxford Religion Church of England Michael Staffurth Stancliffe[1] was Dean of Winchester in the last third of the 20th century. He was also considered for the post of Bishop of Carlisle[2].
He was ordained in 1941 and began his career with a curacy at St James, Southbroom, Devizes [3], after which he was Priest in charge at Ramsbury and then Holy Trinity, Watermoor[4]. He was then a Master and Chaplain at Westminster School[5]. Following this he was Rector of St Margaret's, Westminster, a Canon of Westminster Abbey, and Speaker’s Chaplain [6] before his elevation to the Deanery. His son David Stancliffe was the Bishop of Salisbury[7].Notes
- ^ NPG details
- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
- ^ Church history
- ^ Church web site
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1975/1976 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 0108153674
- ^ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ Brief details
Church of England titles Preceded by
Oswin Harvard Gibbs-SmithDean of Winchester
1969 – 1986Succeeded by
Trevor Randall BeesonDeans of Winchester 16th century William Kingsmill • Roger Tonge • John Mason • Edmund Stewarde • John Warner • Francis Newton • John Watson • Laurence Humphrey • Martin Heton • George Abbott17th century Thomas Morton • John Young • Alexander Hyde • William Clark • Richard Meggott •
John Wickart18th century William Trimnell • Charles Naylor • Zachary Pearce • Thomas Cheyney • Jonathan Shipley • Newton Ogle19th century Robert Holmes • Thomas Rennell • Thomas Garnier • John Bramston • George William Kitchin • William Richard Wood Stephens20th century William Mordaunt Furneaux • William Holden Hutton • Edward Gordon Selwyn • Oswin Harvard Gibbs-Smith • Michael Staffurth Stancliffe • Trevor Randall Beeson • Michael Stanley Till21st century James Edgar Atwell
Office holders in the Diocese of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester • The Bishop of Southampton • The Bishop of Basingstoke •
The Dean of Winchester •
The Dean of Guernsey • The Dean of Jersey
The Archdeacon of The Channel Islands The Archdeacon of Winchester The Archdeacon of BournemouthCategories:- 1916 births
- Old Haileyburians
- Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford
- Anglican deans
- Deans of Winchester
- 1987 deaths
- Canons of Westminster
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