Patrick Mitchell

For the football manager, see Patrick Mitchell (football).

Patrick Reynolds Mitchell KCVO[1] is an Anglican priest.

He was born on 17 March 1930 [2] and educated at Eton and Merton College, Oxford.[3] Ordained in 1955 [4] he began his ecclesiastical career with a Curacy at St. Mark's Church, Mansfield[5] following which he was Priest-Vicar of Wells Cathedral. He then held incumbencies in Milton, Portsmouth and Frome Selwood, Somerset before being appointed Dean of Wells in 1973,[6] a position he held for 16 years. In 1989 he became Dean of Windsor until his retirement eight years later.

References

  1. Burke’s peerage
  2. Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  3. Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 406.
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
  5. Church web-site
  6. Debrett's People of Today: Ed Ellis,P (1992, London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Irven David Edwards
Dean of Wells
1973–1989
Succeeded by
Richard Lewis
Preceded by
Michael Ashley Mann
Dean of Windsor
1989–1997
Succeeded by
David Conner
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