Stretton Reeve
(Arthur) Stretton Reeve (11 June 1907 – 27 January 1981[1]) was Bishop of Lichfield from 1953[2] until 1 December 1974.[3]
Born into an ecclesiastical family,[4] he was educated at Brighton College and Selwyn College, Cambridge. He rowed for the winning Cambridge eight in the 1930 Boat Race. His first post after ordination was as a curate in Putney after which he was Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Winchester and then Vicar of Highfield, Hampshire.[5] From 1943 he was Rural Dean of Leeds[6][failed verification] before elevation to the episcopate[7]
Notes[]
- ^ "Obituary- The Right Rev A. S. Reeve Former Bishop of Lichfield". The Times (60838). 29 January 1981. p. 17; col G.
- ^ "Two New Bishops Nominated Birmingham And Lichfield". The Times (52652). 19 June 1953. p. 8; col D.
- ^ "New Bishop of Lichfield appointed". Church Times (5827). 18 October 1974. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ His father was of the Rev. Arthur Reeve > “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
- ^ Leodis
- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
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