Howard Cruse (bishop)
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Bishop Cruse (left) at a wedding in 1965, shortly after his elevation to the episcopate.
John Howard Cruse (known as Howard;[1][2] 15 February 1908 – 11 April 1979) was Bishop of Knaresborough from 1965 to 1972.
Cruse was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge[3] and studied for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford before curacies at Southall and Folkestone. From 1936 until 1949 he held incumbencies at Harrow and Cambridge,[4] followed by a 16-year stint as Provost of Sheffield.[5] In 1965 he was appointed Suffragan Bishop of Knaresborough where he remained until his retirement.[6] He married twice: firstly in 1942 Ethne Sterling-Berry; and after her death in 1977 Violet Briscoe.
References[]
- ^ KING EDWARD VII SCHOOL MAGAZINE, 12, July 1949
- ^ http://www.sheffieldguides.org.uk/guidenewsarc.htm[dead link]
- ^ Who's Who 1970 London, A & C Black, 1971 ISBN 0-7136-1140-5
- ^ Christens infant son of University Don cited in The Times, Tuesday, 6 May 1947; p. 7; Issue 50753; col B
- ^ Announces plans as Provost of Sheffield Cathedral "The Times", Friday, 15 November 1957; p. 12; Issue 53999; col D Start On Enlarging Cathedral Seven-Year Plan At Sheffield
- ^ Due to failing sight cited in "The Times", Tuesday, 21 December 1971; p. 12; Issue 58356; col A
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