John Rymer
Anglican dean
About John Rymer
Lived 1924 – 2003 (aged 78). John Rymer was a New Zealand vicar.
John Oliver Rymer (13 August 1924 – 7 April 2003) was the Dean of Auckland from 1970 until 1991.
Rymer was educated at the University of Queensland and ordained in 1948. His first posts were curacies at St Peter's Cathedral Armidale and St Paul's Cathedral, Rockhampton. Headington. He was Vicar of Biloela from 1951 to 1954 after which he was the Chaplain of the University of New England.
In 1982, Rymer became the chairman of the Christ of the Ships Trust Board, a non-denominational group who intended to fund the construction of a statue of Jesus to be constructed in the Waitematā Harbour.
Dean Rymer served as Padre of the Auckland Division of the RNZNVR from 1985 to 1993.
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Who was John Rymer?
Anglican dean (1924-2003)
When was John Rymer born?
John Rymer was born on 13 August 1924 in Townsville.
When did John Rymer die?
John Rymer died on 7 April 2003 in Auckland.
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John Rymer was a vicar.
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John Rymer was New Zealand.
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