About John Alford
Lived 1919 – 1995 (aged 75). John Alford was a British priest.
John Richard Alford (21 June 1919 – 27 February 1995) was a Church of England priest. He was the Archdeacon of Halifax from 1972 to 1984.
Alford was educated at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and Ripon College Cuddesdon; and ordained in 1944. After curacies in Halifax and Wakefield he became a Tutor at Wells Theological College. He was Priest- Vicar of Wells Cathedral from 1950 to 1956; Vice-Principal of The Queen's College, Birmingham from 1956 to 1967; and Vicar of Shotwick from then until 1972.
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John Alford was born on 21 June 1919.
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John Alford died on 27 February 1995.
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John Alford was a priest.
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