John Lister | |
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Provost of Wakefield | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Wakefield |
In office | 1972 to 1982 |
Predecessor | Philip Pare |
Successor | John Allen |
Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Halifax (1961–1972) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1939 (deacon) 1941 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Born | John Field Lister 19 January 1916 |
Died | 23 August 2006 | (aged 90)
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Education | King's School, Worcester |
Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford Cuddesdon College |
John Field Lister (19 January 1916 – 23 August 2006) was an Anglican priest.[1]
Lister was born on 19 January 1916.[2] He was educated at King's School, Worcester, a private school in Worcester, Worcestershire.[3] He studied theology at Keble College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1938;[4][5] and proceeded MA in 1942.[4] In 1938, he entered Cuddesdon College, an Anglican theological college, to under a years training for ordained ministry.[4]
Lister was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1939 and as a priest in 1941.[6] He was initially a Curate at St Nicholas Radford.[7] After this he was Curate at St John the Baptist, Coventry[8] and then Vicar of Brighouse. He was Archdeacon of Halifax from 1961 to 1972,[9] when he became Provost of Wakefield – a post he held for a decade. He retired from full-time ministry in 1982.[4]
In retirement, from 1982 to 2003, Lister held Permission to Officiate in the Diocese of Canterbury.[4] He died on 23 August 2006, aged 90.[3][5]