Francis Synge

Francis Charles Synge was an Anglican priest in the 20th century: an author, educator and senior leader.

Synge was educated at King's School, Bruton^[1]Selwyn College, Cambridge^[2] and Wells Theological College. He was ordained deacon in 1927, and priest in 1928.^[3] After a curacy at St Andrew, Taunton^[4] he went out to be Chaplain to the South African Railways Mission in Southern Rhodesia. He was as Rector of Tostock from 1933 to 1935; and then Principal of Queen's College, Birmingham from 1935 to 1939. He was Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of London from 1939;^[5] and a Deputy Priest to the King from 1940.^[6] He was Warden at from 1945 to 1954;^[7] and Dean of George from 1954 to 1959. He was the Principal of Christ's College, Christchurch from 1959 to 1964; and Archdeacon of Kroonstad from 1965 to ^[8] 1968.^{[citation needed]}

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^ School Scholarships The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 11 Jul 1917; pg. 11; Issue 41527
^ University News The Times (London, England), Thursday, 17 May 1923; pg. 11; Issue 43343
^ Advent Ordinations The Times (London, England), Thursday, 27 Dec 1928; pg. 15; Issue 45085
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1967/8 p1206: London, OUP, 1967
^ Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Friday, 27 Oct 1939; pg. 11; Issue 48447
^ Deputy Priest to the King The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 25 Sep 1940; pg. 7; Issue 48730
^ Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Monday, 9 Jul 1945; pg. 7; Issue 50189
^ "Bloemfontein's New Bishop" The Times (London, England), Monday, 17 Apr 1967; pg. 10; Issue 56917.
^ British Library web site accessed 15:13 GMT Tuesday 7 March 2018