Lorenz Beven

The Ven

Lorenz Beven
The Ven; Lorenz Beven
Anglican Archdeacon of Colombo
Church	Anglican Church of Ceylon
See	Anglican Diocese of Colombo
In office	1935–1947
Previous post(s)	Archdeacon of Jaffna
Personal details
Born	30 August 1872
Died	11 March 1947

Francis Lorenz Bevan, MA (30 October 1872^[1] – 11 March 1947 ^[2]) was an Anglican priest in Sri Lanka during the first half of the Twentieth century:^[3] he was the Archdeacon of Jaffna from 1925 until 1935; and after that Archdeacon of Colombo from then until his death.^[4]

He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and Christ's College, Cambridge;^[5] was ordained in 1896. After a curacy at St Paul, Kandy^[6] he was the incumbent at Christ Church, Kurunegala then St Paul, Pettah before his years as an Archdeacon.

References

^ “Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Volume 2” Venn, J/Venn, J.A: Cambridge, CUP 1902 (rev 1940, 2011) ISBN 9781108036115
^ Rootsweb
^ World Cat
^ The Ven. F. L. Beven The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 22, 1947; pg. 7; Issue 50716
^ JDBU
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory,1908 London, Horace Cox, 1908

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[1] “Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Volume 2” Venn, J/Venn, J.A: Cambridge, CUP 1902 (rev 1940, 2011) ISBN 9781108036115

[2] Rootsweb

[3] World Cat

[4] The Ven. F. L. Beven The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 22, 1947; pg. 7; Issue 50716

[5] JDBU

[6] Crockford's Clerical Directory,1908 London, Horace Cox, 1908

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