Selwyn Bean
British Archdeacon
About Selwyn Bean
Lived 1886 – 1981 (aged 95). Selwyn Bean was a chaplain and curate.
Arthur Selwyn Bean (23 April 1886 – 4 July 1981) was Archdeacon of Manchester from 1934 to 1966.
He was educated at Christ’s College, Christchurch, New Zealand and Keble College, Oxford and ordained in 1910. After a curacy in Rugby he held incumbencies at Ribby with Wrea, Weaste, and Astley. He was an Honorary Chaplain to the Forces during World War II and an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen from 1952 to 1969.
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British Archdeacon
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Selwyn Bean was born on 23 April 1886.
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Selwyn Bean died on 4 July 1981.
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Selwyn Bean was a chaplain and curate.
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