Edward Elwes

The Ven Edward Leighton Elwes, MA was an eminent Anglican priest in the first third of the 20th century.[1]

He was born on 8 October and educated at Eton and University College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1873 and was Curate of Ashington, Somerset and then Norton St Philip. He was then Chaplain and Vice Principal of Wells Theological College. After a further curacy at Dinder he became Vicar of Over Stowey. He was Rector of Woolbeding from 1895 until[2] 1923 and Rural Dean of the surrounding area from 1896. He was Archdeacon of Chichester from 1903 to 1914 and Chancellor of Chichester Cathedral from then until his death on 30 May 1930.[3]

His second daughter, born in 1895, was the singer Joan Elwes.

Notes

“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
Chancellor Elwes (Obituaries) The Times Saturday, May 31, 1930; pg. 14; Issue 45527; col B

Archdeacons of Chichester
High Medieval	Sole archdeacons: Ricoard Henry Roger Robert Senior archdeacons: Henry Seffrid II Matthew of Chichester Peter Richard Archdeacons of Chichester: Silvester William Durand William Walter John Climping John de Reigate Geoffrey de Gates Robert of Wiston
Late Medieval	Gervase of Séez Robert Leyset/de Leycester John Langley Adam de Houton Simon de Bredon Walter de Alderbury John de Sculthorpe John Pipe Robert de Walton Henry Folvyle William Wardene/Wardieu Simon Russell Lambert Threkingham John Thomas William Read Thomas Harlyng John Lindfield/Lyndefeld John Faukes William Walesby William Normanton Simon de Gredon/Gredon John Sprever John Doget Peter Huse/Husy Henry Boleyn John Coke/Cooke
Early modern	Gerard Borrett/Burrell Robert Chapel William Norbury John Worthyall/Worthiall Alban Langdale Richard Tremayne Thomas Spencer John Coldwell Thomas Gillingham John Langworth William Stone Henry Ball Thomas Pattenson Roger Andrewes Laurence Pay James Marsh Henry Hammond Jasper Mayne Oliver Whitby Josiah Pleydell James Barker Thomas Ball Thomas Hollingbery John Buckner
Late modern	Charles Alcock Thomas Taylor Charles Webber Henry Edward Manning James Garbett John Russell Walker Francis Mount Edward Elwes Herbert Jones Benedict Hoskyns Charles Clarke Lancelot Mason Frederick Kerr-Dineen Richard Eyre Keith Hobbs Michael Brotherton Douglas McKittrick Mark Standen & David Twinley (Acting) Luke Irvine-Capel

Diocese of Chichester
Chichester Cathedral The Palace, Chichester Diocesan Church House, Hove Area scheme (1984–2013)
Office holders	Martin Warner, Bishop of Chichester Ruth Bushyager, Bishop of Horsham Will Hazlewood, Bishop of Lewes AEO: the bishop diocesan Stephen Waine, Dean of Chichester Martin Lloyd Williams, Archdeacon of Brighton & Lewes Edward Dowler, Archdeacon of Hastings Luke Irvine-Capel, Archdeacon of Chichester Julia Peaty & Derek Welsman, Acting Archdeacons of Horsham
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Hastings (1912–1975; merged back into Lewes archdeaconry)

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