About John Wingfield
Lived 1915 – 1983 (aged 68). John Wingfield was a priest.
The Ven. John William Wingfield (19 December 1915 – 23 December 1983) was an Anglican priest: the Archdeacon of Bodmin from 1979 to 1981.
Wingfield was educated at the Sheffield Pupil Teacher Centre; and served in the Royal Army Service Corps during World War II. When peace returned he studied at St Aidan's Theological College and was ordained in 1947. After a curacy at Madron with Morvah he held incumbencies at Perranuthnoe, Budock, St Michael Caerhays, Redruth and St Clement before his Archdeacon’s appointment.
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Who was John Wingfield?
Archdeacon of Bodmin
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John Wingfield was born on 19 December 1915.
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John Wingfield died on 23 December 1983.
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John Wingfield was a priest.
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