Dudley Narborough

Frederick Dudley Vaughan Narborough (called Dudley; 13 June 1895 – 21 January 1966)[1] was an eminent Anglican bishop in the mid-twentieth century.[2]

Educated at Norwich School and Worcester College, Oxford; he was deaconed at Michaelmastide 1921 (18 September)[3] and priested the next Michaelmas (24 September 1922) — both times by Hubert Burge, Bishop of Oxford, at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford,[4] and began his ecclesiastical career as Chaplain at his old college.[5] After this he was Resident Chaplain to Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury; a Canon Residentiary at Bristol Cathedral;[6] and then Provost of Southwark Cathedral[7] before a 20-year spell as Bishop of Colchester.[8] Until 1959, he was also Archdeacon of Colchester, after then he was also an honorary canon of Chelmsford Cathedral.[2] He was consecrated a bishop on All Saints' Day 1946 (1 November) at Westminster Abbey;[9]

  1. ^ NPG details
  2. ^ a b "Narborough, (Frederick) Dudley Vaughan". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "Ordination". Church Times. No. 3061. 23 September 1921. p. 279. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ^ "Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3114. 29 September 1922. p. 302. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ^ Harries et al. (1991), p. 219
  6. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
  7. ^ Ecclesiastical News Provost of Southwark Cathedral The Times Wednesday, 18 January 1939; p. 15; Issue 48206; col F
  8. ^ Obituary Rt. Rev. F. D. V. Narborough The Times Saturday, 22 January 1966; p. 10; Issue 56536; col E
  9. ^ "Consecration of four bishops". Church Times. No. 4372. 8 November 1946. p. 677. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 November 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.