Christopher Campling

Christopher Russell Campling is a retired Anglican priest who was the Dean of Ripon.^[1]

Campling was born on 4 July 1925 and educated at Lancing College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford.^[2] Ordained in 1952 he began his career with a curacy in Basingstoke^[3] after which he was a Minor Canon at Ely Cathedral.^[4] He was then appointed Chaplain of his old school. Later Vicar then Rural Dean of Pershore, his next appointment was as Archdeacon of Dudley in 1975 — a post he held jointly with his role as director of education for the Anglican Diocese of Worcester and priest-in-charge of St Augustine's Church, Dodderhill, Droitwich. Then, in 1984, he was appointed Dean of Ripon.^[5] An eminent author,^[6]after 11 years he retired to Worthing^[7] where he wrote his memoir, I Was Glad.^[8] He continues to preach and lecture occasionally.^[9]

References

1. "Campling, Very Rev. Christopher Russell", Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 23 Sept 2013
2. Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
3. Debrett's People of Today: (1992, London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2
4. Crockford's clerical directory Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
5. The Times, Wednesday, 8 May 09, 1984; p. 16; Issue 61826; col G New Dean of Ripon
6. Amongst others he wrote “The Way, The Truth and The Life” (Vol. 1, The Love of God in Action, 1964; Vol. 2, The People of God in Action, 1964; Vol. 3, The Word of God in Action, 1965; Vol. 4, God's Plan in Action, 1965); “Words of Worship”, 1969; “The Fourth Lesson” (Vol. 1 1973, Vol. 2 1974); and The Food of Love, 1997
7. Churches Together in Sussex No. 81 (2013, Brighton)
8. Campling, Christopher (2005), I Was Glad, London, England: Janus Publishing Co
9. Ripon Cathedral News, January 2011