Edward Carpenter (priest)
| Edward Frederick Carpenter | |
|---|---|
| Religion | Church of England |
| Personal | |
| Born | 27 November 1910 |
| Died | 26 August 1998 |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | England |
| Title | Dean of Westminster |
| Period in office | 1974-1985 |
| Predecessor | Eric Symes Abbott |
| Successor | Michael Mayne |
Edward Frederick Carpenter KCVO (27 November 1910 – 26 August 1998)[1] was an Anglican priest and author[2]
Life
Carpenter was educated at Strode's Grammar School[3] and King's College London.[4] and ordained in 1936.[5] After curacies at Holy Trinity, Marylebone and St Mary's Harrow he was Rector of Great Stanmore.[6] After this his ministry was spent at Westminster Abbey, first as a canon, then archdeacon and finally, from 1974, Dean of Westminster.[7] He retired to Richmond, Surrey. He has four children, David, Michael, Paul and Louise.
Carpenter wrote Common sense about Christian ethics as part of the Common Sense series.
He was the first chairman of the Week of Prayer for World Peace, a global interfaith initiative created by the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship.[8]
References
- ↑ NPG details
- ↑ Amongst others he wrote "Thomas Sherlock", 1936; "Thomas Tenison, His Life and Times", 1948; "That Man Paul", 1953; "Common Sense about Christian Ethics", 1961; "The English Church", 1966; "Cantuar: the Archbishops in their office", 1971; "Westminster Abbey", "Archbishop Fisher: his life and times", 1991 > British Library website accessed 21:34 GMT 1 March 2010
- ↑ "The Deans" Beeson,T.R: Canterbury,SCM, 2004 ISBN 0-334-02987-2
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ↑ Independent Obituary
- ↑ The Times, Thursday, Apr 25, 1974; pg. 1; Issue 59073; col D New Dean
- ↑
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| Preceded by Eric Symes Abbott |
Dean of Westminster 1974–1985 |
Succeeded by Michael Mayne |
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