About Stanley Betts
Lived 1912 – 2003 (aged 91). Stanley Betts was an anglican priest.
Stanley Woodley Betts CBE (23 March 1912 – 7 June 2003) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century.
Life Betts was educated at Perse School and Jesus College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1936 and was successively a wartime chaplain with the RAF, a chaplain at Clare College, Cambridge, the Vicar of Holy Trinity, Cambridge and then, in 1956, the Bishop of Maidstone with the additional title of Archbishop of Canterbury's Episcopal Representative with the three Armed Forces. (Before his appointment, the last Bishop of Maidstone had been Leslie Owen, who was translated to Lincoln in 1946.) From 1966 he was Dean of Rochester, a post he held for 11 years.
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Who was Stanley Betts?
British bishop (1912–2003)
When was Stanley Betts born?
Stanley Betts was born on 23 March 1912.
When did Stanley Betts die?
Stanley Betts died on 7 June 2003.
What was Stanley Betts's occupation?
Stanley Betts was an anglican priest.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Stanley Betts. https://biography.guide/stanley-betts/
MLA: "Stanley Betts." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/stanley-betts/.
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