John Allen (provost of Wakefield)
John Allen | |
|---|---|
| Provost of Wakefield | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Wakefield |
| In office | 1982–1997 |
| Predecessor | John Lister |
| Successor | George Nairn-Briggs |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1968 (deacon) 1969 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Edward Allen 9 June 1932 Rusholme, Lancashire, Englamd |
| Died | 9 September 2015 (aged 83) |
| Education | Rugby School |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
John Edward Allen (9 June 1932 – 9 September 2015) was an Anglican priest in the 20th century.[1] He was Provost of Wakefield from 1982 to 1997.
Early life
[edit]Allen was born on 9 June 1932 in Rusholme, Lancashire (now in Greater Manchester).[2] His father was Ronald Edward Taylor Allen, a canon and sometime Vicar of Edgbaston.[3] He was educated at Rugby School, then an all-boys public school.[2] He studied at University College, Oxford, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1956.[4]
Early career
[edit]Allen was in the Colonial Service in Kenya from 1957 to 1963. After Kenya's independence, he moved to a career in business. He worked in Sales and Marketing with Kimberly-Clark until 1966.
Having become unsatisfied with his business career, Allen felt the call to ordination.[2] In 1966, he entered Westcott House, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college.[4] For two years he trained at Westcott and additionally studied theology at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.[2] By 1968, he had completed his training and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[4]
Ordained ministry
[edit]Allen was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1968 and as a priest in 1969.[4] He was initially a Curate at Deal and then Vicar of St Paul’s, Clifton.[5] He was then the incumbent at Chippenham until 1982 when he became Provost of Wakefield, a post he held until 1997.
Allen's churchmanship was described as liberal Catholic in his Church Times obituary.[6]
He died on 9 September 2015 at the age of 83.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ pharmweb Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "The Very Reverend John Allen - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ a b c d "John Edward Allen". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Provost of Wakefield Cathedral who transformed his community with his open-minded vision" Daily Telegraph Obituary p35 Issue no 49,871 dated Saturday 26 September 2015
- ^ O’Connor, Daniel (30 October 2015). "The Very Revd John E. Allen". The Church Times. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ ALLEN
