Grantham Yorke

Grantham Munton Yorke (14 February 1809 – 2 October 1879)^[1] was Dean of Worcester from 1874 until his death.^[2]

Yorke was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge^[3] and ordained in 1835.^[4] In 1844 he became the incumbent at St Philip, Birmingham, a post he held until his elevation to the Deanery.

His daughter Constance Ellen married the Rev. William Henry Lyttelton (1820–1884).

References[]

^ www.thepeerage.com, access date 17 December 2015
^ “Death of the Dean of Worcester” The Times (London, England), Thursday, Oct 23, 1879; pg. 10; Issue 29706
^ ”UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE” The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, December 26, 1837; Issue 20908
^ ”Bishops & Deans of Worcester” Green,B: Worcester, Worcester Cathedral, 1979

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Peel	Dean of Worcester 1874–1879	Succeeded by Lord Alwyne Compton

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v t Anglican Diocese of Worcester
Worcester Cathedral The Old Palace, Worcester Hartlebury Castle Area scheme (1993–2002)
Office holders	John Inge, Bishop of Worcester Martin Gorick, Bishop suffragan of Dudley AEO: Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet (vacant) & Rod Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Maidstone Peter Atkinson, Dean of Worcester Nikki Groarke, Archdeacon of Dudley Robert Jones, Archdeacon of Worcester
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Coventry (1891–1918; Diocese of Coventry erected) Archdeacon of Gloucester (12th century–1541 & 1552–1554; became Diocese of Gloucester) Archdeacon of Coventry (1837–1918) & of Warwick (1910–1918) became Diocese of Coventry) Archdeacon of Birmingham (1892–1905; became Diocese of Birmingham)