Donald Smith (priest)
Appearance
Donald John Smith (10 April 1926 – 22 August 2014)[1] was a senior Anglican priest. He was Archdeacon of Suffolk from 1975 to 1984; and Archdeacon of Sudbury from 1984 to 1991.
Smith was educated at the University of Wales and Clifton Theological College He was ordained in 1954[2] and served curacies in Edgware and Ipswich.[3] He was Vicar of St Mary, Hornsey Rise from 1958 to 1962; Rector of Whitton from 1962 1975; and Rector of Redgrave cum Botesdale with The Rickinghalls from 1975 to 1979.
Smith retired to Stretton-on-Fosse, before moving to Shipston-on-Stour. He died on August 22, 2014 at the age of 88. His funeral was held on September 5 at Whitton Church, where he had previously served as rector.
References
- ^ East Anglican, December 2014 Issue 154[permanent dead link]
- ^ Crockfords, London, Church House, 1995, ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ^ ‘SMITH, Ven. Donald John’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 5 March 2013