Alfred Jowett
The Very Rev Alfred Jowett was Dean of Manchester in the last third of the 20th Century.[1]
Born on 29 May 1914, educated at High Storrs and St Catharine's College, Cambridge [2] and ordained in 1945,[3] he began his career at St John the Evangelist, Goole.[4] Afterwards he was Secretary to the Sheffield Anglican and Free Church Council and Marriage Guidance Council then Vicar of St George with St Stephen, in his home city.[5] Between 1960 and 1964 he was Vicar of Doncaster when he was elevated to the Deanery, serving 19 years. An honorary graduate of the University of Sheffield,[6] he died on 28 July 2004.[7]
Alfred Jowett CBE, MA | |
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| Dean of Manchester | |
| In office 1964–1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
Notes
- House of Names
- Who’s Who London, A & C Black,1992 ISBN 0-7136-3514-2
- Crockford's Clerical Directory1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- "Church photo". Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- Sheffield Historian
- Sheffield University Roll of Honour
- Telegraph obituary
| Church of England titles | ||
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| Preceded by Herbert Arthur Jones |
Dean of Manchester 1964–1983 |
Succeeded by Robert Murray Waddington |
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