John Allen (priest)
John Allen (priest)
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The Very Reverend John Allen | |
|---|---|
| Provost of Wakefield | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Wakefield |
| In office | 1982–1997 |
| Predecessor | John Lister |
| Successor | George Nairn-Briggs |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1968 (deacon) 1969 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | John Edward Allen |
| Born | (1932-06-09)9 June 1932 Rusholme, Lancashire, UK |
| Died | 9 September 2015(2015-09-09) (aged 83) |
| Education | Rugby School |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
John Edward Allen (9 June 1932 – 9 September 2015) was an Anglican priest in the 20th century.[1] He was Provost of Wakefield from 1982 to 1997.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Early career
3 Ordained ministry
4 References
Early life[edit]
Allen was born on 9 June 1932 in Rusholme, Lancashire (now in Greater Manchester).[2] His father was Ronald Edward Taylor Allen, a canon and sometime Vicar of Edgbaston.[3] He was educated at Rugby School, then an all-boys public school.[2] He studied at University College, Oxford, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1956.[4]
Early career[edit]
Allen was in the Colonial Service in Kenya from 1957 to 1963. After Kenya's independence, he moved to a career in business. He worked in Sales and Marketing with Kimberly-Clark until 1966.
Having become unsatisfied with his business career, Allen felt the call to ordination.[2] In 1966, he entered Westcott House, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college.[4] For two years he trained at Westcott and additionally studied theology at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.[2] By 1968, he had completed his training and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[4]
Ordained ministry[edit]
Allen was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1968 and as a priest in 1969.[4] He was initially a Curate at Deal and then Vicar of St Paul’s, Clifton.[5] He was then the incumbent at Chippenham until 1982 when he became Provost of Wakefield, a post he held until 1997.
Allen's churchmanship was described as liberal Catholic in his Church Times obituary.[6]
He died on 9 September 2015 at the age of 83.[7]
References[edit]
^ pharmweb Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine.
^ abcd "The Very Reverend John Allen - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008
ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
^ abcd
"John Edward Allen". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
^ "Provost of Wakefield Cathedral who transformed his community with his open-minded vision" Daily Telegraph Obituary p35 Issue no 49,871 dated Saturday 26 September 2015
^ O’Connor, Daniel (30 October 2015). "The Very Revd John E. Allen". The Church Times. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by John Lister | Provost of Wakefield 1982 – 1997 | Succeeded by George Nairn-Briggs |
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2015 deaths
- People educated at Rugby School
- Alumni of University College, Oxford
- Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
- Provosts and Deans of Wakefield
- People from Rusholme
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