Derek Hole
Derek Norman Hole[1] (5 December 1933 – 4 September 2021) was a Church of England priest who spent most of his long career living and ministering in Leicestershire.
Born on 5 December 1933 in Cornwall, he was educated at Public Central School, Plymouth and prepared for ordination at Lincoln Theological College.[2] He began his career as Curate at St Mary Magdalen, Knighton, Leicester[3] after which he was Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of Cape Town.[4]
After a further curacy at St Nicholas Church, Kenilworth he was Rector of St Mary the Virgin, Burton Latimer.[5] From 1973 to 1992 he was Vicar of St James the Greater, Leicester[6] when he became Provost of Leicester Cathedral - a post he held for 7 years. He was also appointed chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II.
He was actively involved in the Leicestershire community until a few months before his death, and was approved to officiate by the Bishop until 2020. He died on 4 September 2021, at the age of 87 with a Requiem Mass and funeral service at St James the Greater.[7]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Derek Norman Hole - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 p 463 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ Church web-site
- ^ Who's Who 1996 p923 London, A & C Black, 1997 ISBN 0-7136-4255-6
- ^ History of Parish
- ^ Century to Millennium: St James the Greater, Leicester 1899–1999, compiled by Dr A. McWhirr, 1999 > British Library web site accessed 16:29 GMT Saturday 23 April 2010
- ^ Telegraph Deaths Announcements: HOLE, The Very Reverend Derek