John Lewis (Archdeacon of Hereford)
John Wilfred Lewis (25 September 1909 – 4 January 1984) was a British Anglican priest. He was the Archdeacon of Ludlow from 1960 to 1970 and Archdeacon of Hereford from 1970 to 1976.[1][2]
Lewis was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and Westcott House, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1936.[3] After a curacy in Portsea he was chaplain at St. Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta. He then had incumbencies in Eastleigh, Reading and Wellington, Herefordshire. He was a canon residentiary at Hereford Cathedral from 1961 to 1970.
Notes
- "New Archdeacon Of Hereford", The Times (London, England), 7 April 1970, p. 12.
- "Lewis, Ven. John Wilfred", Who Was Who, A & C Black, accessed 5 December 2013.
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1947-48, OUP, p. 802.
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hugh Henry Molesworth Bevan |
Archdeacon of Ludlow 1960–1970 |
Succeeded by Stanley Mark Wood |
| Preceded by Thomas Berkeley Randolph |
Archdeacon of Hereford 1970–1972 |
Succeeded by Thomas Barfett |
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