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Oliver Fiennes

Oliver Fiennes

British Anglican priest (1926–2011)

Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes[lower-alpha 1] (17 May 1926 – 8 June 2011) was Dean of Lincoln in the latter part of the 20th century.[1]

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Early life and education

He was born on 17 May 1926 into a noble family, the youngest of three sons of Ivo Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 20th Baron Saye and Sele.[2] He was educated at Eton College and won the Sword of Honour as best overall cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade on 1 September 1945 as a second lieutenant,[3] but saw no fighting as the Second World War ended soon afterwards.[4] He subsequently went up to New College, Oxford.[5]

Ordained ministry

Ordained in 1954, after a spell as a curate at St Mary Magdalene, New Milton, he became chaplain of Clifton College in 1958. Following this he was rector of Lambeth before his elevation to the deanery.[6] Described by Trevor Beeson as “the last aristocrat to make his mark on the church",[7] in retirement he lived near his old Cathedral in Lincoln until his death in June 2011.

Notes

  1. This British person has the barrelled surname Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, but is known by the surname Fiennes.

References

  1. [1]
    Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
  2. [2]
    "Descendants of Mary Tudor, Princess of England". Archived from the original on 22 August 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. [3]
    "No. 37294". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 October 1945. p. 4893.
  4. [4]
    "The Very Rev Oliver Fiennes". Telegraph.co.uk. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Fiennes, Very Rev. Hon. Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. [6]
    "Church News New Dean of Lincoln". The Times. No. 57449. London. 3 January 1969. col B, p. 8.
  7. [7]
    Beeson, Trevor (2003). The Bishops. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. ISBN 978-0-334-02916-8.
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