George Townley

George Frederick Townley (15 April 1891[1] Earls Barton Northamptonshire – 9 March 1977)[2] was the sixth Bishop of Hull in the modern era, serving from 1957 until 1965.[3]

He was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford. His first post after World War I service was as a curate in Keighley. He was then Vicar of Lidget Green, Bradford and then of Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, Rural Dean of Scarborough, Archdeacon of Cleveland and finally Archdeacon of York[4] before elevation to the episcopate as a Suffragan to the Archbishop of York.

He died on 9 March 1977. Papers relating to Townley (his ordination and preferments) are held by the Borthwick Institute in York.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  2. ^ NPG details
  3. ^ Eccleslastical News Consecration Of Bishops At York (Official Appointments and Notices) The Times Monday, 1 April 1957; p. 12; Issue 53804; col D
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  5. ^ "Townley, George Frederick, 1891-1977, Bishop of Hull". Borthwick Institute for Archives. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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