John Harvard Christopher Laurence (born 15 April 1929) is an English Anglican clergyman who was Archdeacon of Lindsey from 1985[1] until 1994.

Laurence was educated at Christ's Hospital, Trinity Hall, Cambridge and Westcott House, Cambridge.[2] He was an officer in the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment from 1948 to 1950. After a curacy at St Nicholas, Lincoln he was Vicar of St George, Scunthorpe from 1959 to 1973. He was St Hugh's Missioner for the Diocese of Lincoln from 1974 to 1979; and the Bishop of London's Director of Clergy Training, from 1979 to 1985.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Church news. The Times (London, England), Thursday, 27 December 1984; pg. 10; Issue 62021
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1959-60 London: Oxford University Press, 1959
  3. ^ 'LAURENCE, Ven. (John Harvard) Christopher', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, November 2016 accessed 6 May 2017
Church of England titles Preceded byBill Dudman Archdeacon of Lindsey 1985 – 1994 Succeeded byRoderick Wells


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