Donald Smith (priest)

Donald John Smith (10 April 1926 22 August 2014)[1] was Archdeacon of Sudbury from 1984 to 1991.

Smith was educated at the University of Wales and Clifton Theological College He was ordained in 1954[2] and served curacies in Edgware and Ipswich.[3] He was Vicar of St Mary, Hornsey Rise from 1958 to 1962; Rector of Whitton from 1962 1975; and Rector of Redgrave cum Botesdale with The Rickinghalls from 1975 to 1979.

Smith retired to Stretton-on-Fosse, before moving to Shipston-on-Stour. He died on August 22, 2014 at the age of 88. His funeral was held on September 5th at Whitton Church, where he had previously served as rector.

References

  1. East Anglican, December 2014 Issue 154
  2. Crockfords, London, Church House, 1995, ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  3. ‘SMITH, Ven. Donald John’, 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 5 March 2013
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Kenneth Child
Archdeacon of Sudbury
1984–1991
Succeeded by
Richard Garrard


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