Donald Snelgrove

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Donald George Snelgrove ( April 21, 1925  - May 19, 2016 ) was a British Anglican theologian . He was Bishop of Hull in the Church of England from 1981 to 1994 .

Snelgrove came from Barton-upon-Humber in the North Lincolnshire district of northern England. He attended Queens' College in Cambridge . During World War II he served in the Royal Naval Reserve (RNRV). In preparation for his priesthood he studied at Ridley Hall College, a theological college of the Church of England, in Cambridge. In 1950 he was ordained a deacon ; In 1951 he was ordained a priest .

He began his priestly career as vicar ( curate ) at St Thomas Church in Oakwood in north London and at St Anselm Church in Hatch End in north-west London. He then held positions as pastor ( vicar ) at St John the Baptist's Church in Dronfield in Derbyshire and from 1963 in Hessle in Yorkshire . From 1970 to 1979 he was pastor ( Rector ) in Cherry Burton in East Riding of Yorkshire . He was Country Dean ( Rural Dean ) of Kingston-upon-Hull and canons ( Canon ) and Präbendar ( prebendary ) at York Minster . From 1970 to 1981 he was Archdeacon ( Archdeacon , head of a church parish) of East Riding. He also worked as a military chaplain ( Army Chaplain ).

In 1981 he was appointed suffragan bishop in the Church of England, succeeding Geoffrey Paul . From 1981 to 1994 he was Bishop of Hull in the Diocese of York. He was succeeded in 1994 by James Stuart Jones , who later became the Bishop of Liverpool . In his retirement, Snelgrove worked from 1995 as Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Lincoln ( Honorary Assistant Bishop of Lincoln ).

Snelgrove was married. His wife, Sylvia, had two children, a son and a daughter. Snelgrove, most recently suffering from dementia , died at the age of 91 in the Ashleigh Court Care Home. The funeral service for Snelgrove was held on June 6, 2016 at St. Mary's Church in Barton-upon-Humber.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Birthdays in: The Independent, April 21, 1994. Retrieved May 28, 2016
  2. ↑ a b c SNELGROVE ; Death report in: Daily Telegraph, March 23, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016
  3. ↑ a b c d SNELGROVE ; Death report in: Daily Mail of March 23, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016
  4. ↑ a b c d The Rt Revd Donald Snelgrove ( Memento from May 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Death report. Official website of the Diocese of Lincoln as of May 27, 2016. Accessed May 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ Vicars of Hessle.Retrieved May 28, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Snelgrove, Donald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Snelgrove, Donald George (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Anglican theologian
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1925
DATE OF DEATH 19th May 2016