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John Lister
Provost of Wakefield
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Wakefield
In office1972 to 1982
PredecessorPhilip Pare
SuccessorJohn Allen
Other post(s)Archdeacon of Halifax (1961–1972)
Orders
Ordination1939 (deacon)
1941 (priest)
Personal details
Born

John Field Lister


(1916-01-19)19 January 1916
Died23 August 2006(2006-08-23) (aged 90)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism
EducationKing's School, Worcester
Alma materKeble College, Oxford
Cuddesdon College

John Field Lister (19 January 1916 – 23 August 2006) was an Anglican priest.[1]

Early life and education

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Lister was born on 19 January 1916.[2] He was educated at King's School, Worcester, a private schoolinWorcester, Worcestershire.[3] He studied theologyatKeble College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1938;[4][5] and proceeded MA in 1942.[4] In 1938, he entered Cuddesdon College, an Anglican theological college, to under a years training for ordained ministry.[4]

Ordained ministry

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Lister was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1939 and as a priest in 1941.[6] He was initially a Curate at St Nicholas Radford.[7] After this he was Curate at St John the Baptist, Coventry[8] and then VicarofBrighouse. He was Archdeacon of Halifax from 1961 to 1972,[9] when he became Provost of Wakefield – a post he held for a decade. He retired from full-time ministry in 1982.[4]

Later life

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In retirement, from 1982 to 2003, Lister held Permission to Officiate in the Diocese of Canterbury.[4] He died on 23 August 2006, aged 90.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Very Rev John Lister". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018.
  • ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  • ^ a b "LISTER, Very Rev. John Field". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  • ^ a b c d e "John Field Lister". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  • ^ a b "7 December 2006". Oxford University Gazette. University of Oxford. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  • ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP 1940
  • ^ Flickr
  • ^ Church web site
  • ^ Yorkshire Post Obituary
  • Church of England titles
    Preceded by

    Philip Pare

    Provost of Wakefield
    1972–1982
    Succeeded by

    John Allen


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