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George Holderness

1913 – 1987

British bishop

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About George Holderness

Lived 1913 – 1987 (aged 74). George Holderness was an anglican priest.

George Edward Holderness (5 March 1913 – 21 October 1987) was an Anglican bishop.

He was born in 1913 and educated at Leeds Grammar School and Keble College, Oxford. Ordained in 1936, he began his career with a curacy at Bedale and was then Chaplain at Aysgarth School until 1947, a period interrupted by World War II service as a Chaplain to the Forces. He was then Vicar of St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington and for 15 years suffragan Bishop of Burnley in the Diocese of Blackburn. In 1970 he left Burnley to become Dean of Lichfield, a post he held to retirement in 1979. He died in 1987.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Keble College, Leeds Grammar School
Positions held
Bishop of Burnley, Dean of Lichfield
Also known as
George Edward Holderness

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped George Holderness's

Frequently asked questions

Who was George Holderness?

British bishop

When was George Holderness born?

George Holderness was born on 5 March 1913.

When did George Holderness die?

George Holderness died on 21 October 1987.

What was George Holderness's occupation?

George Holderness was an anglican priest.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Holderness

· Wikidata: Q5540673

· DBpedia: George Holderness

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