William Beck (Dean of Worcester)

William Ernest Beck was an Anglican priest in the 20th century. He was born on 4 October 1884, educated at Great Yarmouth Grammar School and Durham University^[1] and ordained in 1908.^[2] From then to 1915 he was a tutor then vice-principal at St Aidan’s Theological College, Birkenhead. After this he was Vicar of St Anne’s Birkenhead^[3] before 28 years as the principal of St Paul’s Training College, Cheltenham. In 1949 he was appointed Dean of Worcester,^[4] a position he held to his death on 22 May 1957.^[5]

References

↑ "Who was Who" 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
↑ ”The Clergy List”, London, Kelly’s, 1913
↑ Genuki
↑ New Dean Of Worcester, The Times, 4 June 1949; pg. 4; Issue 51399; col D
↑ "Dean Of Worcester Right Judgment In All Things", The Times, 28 May 1957; pg. 13; Issue 53852; col C

Church of England titles
Preceded by Arthur Whitcliffe Davies	Dean of Worcester 1949–1957	Succeeded by Robert Leslie Pollington Milburn

Deans of Worcester

Early modern	Henry Holbeach John Barlow Philip Hawford Seth Holland John Pedder Thomas Wilson Francis Willis Richard Edes James Montague Arthur Lake Joseph Hall William Juxon Roger Maynwaring Christopher Potter Richard Holdsworth John Oliver Thomas Warmestry William Thomas George Hickes William Talbot Francis Hare James Stillingfleet Edmund Marten John Waugh Sir Richard Wrottesley William Digby Robert Foley St Andrew St John

Late modern	Arthur Onslow John Jenkinson James Hook George Murray John Peel Hon Grantham Yorke Lord Alwyne Compton John Gott Robert Forrest William Moore Ede Arthur Davies William Beck Bobby Milburn Eric Kemp Tom Baker Robert Jeffery Peter Marshall Peter Atkinson

Anglican Diocese of Worcester

Worcester Cathedral The Old Palace, Worcester Hartlebury Castle Alvechurch Palace Area scheme (1993–2002)

Office holders	John Inge, Bishop of Worcester Graham Usher, Bishop suffragan of Dudley AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Peter Atkinson, Dean of Worcester Nikki Groarke, Archdeacon of Dudley Robert Jones, Archdeacon of Worcester

Historic offices	Archdeacon of Gloucester (12th century–1541; became Diocese of Gloucester) Archdeacon of Coventry (1837–1918; became Diocese of Coventry) Archdeacon of Birmingham (1892–1905; became Diocese of Birmingham)

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