John Delight

The Ven. John David Delight (24 August 1925 - 16 February 2013) was a British clergyman who served as Archdeacon of Stoke 1982 to 1989.[1]

He was educated at Christ's Hospital,[2] the University of Liverpool, Oak Hill Theological College and the Open University. (BA Theology 1955) and Ripon Hall, Oxford.[3]

After wartime service in the RNVR he served curacies at Tooting Graveney and Wallington. He was Travelling Secretary of the Inter-Varsity Fellowship of Students from 1958 to 1961; Vicar St Christopher, Leicester from 1961 to 1969; Rector of Aldridge from 1969 to 1982; Rural Dean of Walsall from 1981 to 1982; and a Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral from 1980 to 1982.[4]

References

  1. Aldridge Parish Church
  2. The Times
  3. ‘EDE, Ven. Dennis’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
  4. ‘DELIGHT, Ven. John David’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016 ; online edn, April 2016 accessed 4 Feb 2017
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Charles Borrett
Archdeacon of Stoke
1982–1989
Succeeded by
Dennis Ede


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