John Smith (Archdeacon of Wiltshire)

(Brian) John Smith was an Anglican priest: the Archdeacon of Wiltshire from 1980 to 1998.

Born on 21 September 1933, he was educated at St Marylebone Grammar School, Mill Hill School and St John's College, Durham. After an earlier career as a photographer he was ordained in 1966.[1] His first post was a curate at All Saints’, Whitstable. After this he was Vicar of Wilsford then Maiden Bradley. He was Rural Dean of Heytesbury before becoming an archdeacon.[2]

He died on 22 June 2000.[3]

References

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  2. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  3. Telegraph Obituary
Church of England titles
Preceded by
John Robert Geoffrey Neale
Archdeacon of Wiltshire
19801998
Succeeded by
Barnabas John Hopkinson


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