Hetley Price

Stuart Hetley Price (14 June 1922 – 15 March 1977)[1] was the inaugural Bishop of Doncaster who was later translated to Ripon.[2]

Price was educated at Loughborough Grammar School from 1931 to 1940.[3] He entered Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, taking a B.A. in history in 1943, and then read for Part I theology in 1944.[4][5] He was ordained in 1945. His first post was as Curate at St Michael and All Angels, Bournemouth,[6] after which he was Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Manchester. He was then successively Secretary to the SCM; Rector of Didsbury; a Canon Residentiary at Manchester Cathedral and, his final post before elevation to the episcopate, Archdeacon of Manchester.[7] He died, following complications brought on by a stroke, in March 1977.[8] His son Simon Price (1954–2011) became a historian of ancient Roman religion.

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  2. ^ The Times, Thursday, Mar 25, 1976; pg. 18; Issue 59662; col B Court Circular- New Bishop of Ripon sworn in
  3. ^ "The Loughburian". July 1972. p. 73.
  4. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  5. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory. Oxford University Press. 1957. p. 942.
  6. ^ Church website
  7. ^ The Times, Wednesday, March 16, 1977; pg. 18; Issue 59953; col F The Right Rev S. H. Price Bishop of Ripon Obituary
  8. ^ "The Records of Manchester Cathedral". nationalarchives.gov.uk.