Norman Russell

Norman Atkinson Russell was the Archdeacon of Berkshire until Easter 2013.^[1] His retirement service was Sunday 12 May 2013 ^[2]

Norman Russell
Alma mater	Royal Belfast Academical Institution
Occupation	Retired Archdeacon of the Diocese of Berkshire
Title	Venerable Norman Russell

Biography

Russell was born on 7 August 1922 and educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Churchill College, Cambridge.^[3] After an earlier career as an accountant he was ordained in 1971.^[4] He began his ministry with curacies at Christ Church with Emmanuel, Clifton, Bristol and Christ Church, Cockfosters. He was Rector of Harwell with Chilton, Oxfordshire from 1977 to 1984 and then Priest in charge at St James, Gerrards Cross. Later he was Rural Dean of Amersham and after his appointment as Archdeacon Prolocutor of the Lower house of the Convocation of Canterbury.^[5]

References

↑ Diocese of Oxford web-site
↑ Diocese of Oxford web-site
↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
↑ 2006 Convocation of Canterbury

Church of England titles
Preceded by Michael Arthur Hill	Archdeacon of Berkshire 1998 – 2013	Succeeded by Olivia Graham

Archdeacons of Berkshire

High Medieval	Roger Geoffrey de Vernun Alberic Geoffrey William of Merton Clement William de Raley Giles of Bridport William Walter Scammel Stephen of Newbury William de Berges

Late Medieval	Richard de Bello Tydo de Varesio Gilbert de Stapleton Robert de Ayleston Edmund de la Beche Thomas Paxton John Harewell Guillaume Cardinal d'Aigrefeuille Thomas Yokflete papal grants: Andrea Cardinal Bontempi Martini Christopher Cardinal Marini Walter Cook royal grants: John Southam Walter Cook Ralph Repyngton John Wynwyk John Southam Thomas Southam John Fraunceys Simon Sydenham Walter Medford Peter de Alcobasso Thomas Brunce John Castell Alexander Sparrow John Norton Richard Ewen Robert Stillington John Russell John Morton Richard Martyn Oliver King Stephen Bereworth Christopher Twineho Stephen Bereworth (again) William Grey Robert Audley

Early modern	John Crayford William Pye Thomas White Martin Culpepper, Dean of Chichester Leonel Sharp Edward Davenant John Ryves Peter Mews John Sharp William Richards Jonas Proast Richard West Edward Talbot Martin Benson Samuel Knight John Spry William Dodwell Arthur Onslow John Fisher Edward Berens Leslie Randall

Late modern	Alfred Pott William Ducat Richard Wickham Legg Arthur Parham, Bishop of Reading Eric Knell, Bishop of Reading Eric Wild, Bishop of Reading Raymond Birt John Brown David Griffiths Mike Hill Norman Russell Olivia Graham

Diocese of Oxford

Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Diocesan Church House, Oxford Dorchester Abbey Cuddesdon Palace Osney Abbey Area scheme (1984–present)

Office holders	Colin Fletcher, Acting Bishop of Oxford and area Bishop of Dorchester Alan Wilson, area Bishop of Buckingham Andrew Proud, area Bishop of Reading AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Martyn Percy, Dean of Christ Church Karen Gorham, Archdeacon of Buckingham Martin Gorick, Archdeacon of Oxford Olivia Graham, Archdeacon of Berkshire Judy French, Archdeacon of Dorchester

Selected deaneries	Deanery of Reading

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