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Richard Lewis (priest)

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Richard Lewis (24 December 1935 – 10 June 2022)[1] was the Dean of Wells from 1990 to 2003.

Lewis was educated at the Royal Masonic School for Boys and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1960[2] he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy in Hinckley following which he was Priest in charge of St Edmund, Riddlesdown. He then held incumbencies in South Merstham, Wimbledon and Dulwich before his elevation to the Deanery.[3]

Lewis died on 10 June 2022, at the age of 86.[4]

References

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  1. ^ LEWIS, Very Rev. Richard’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 2011 accessed 21 June 2012
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
  3. ^ Debrett's People of Today: Ed Ellis, P (1992, London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2)
  4. ^ Lewis
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Wells
1990–2003
Succeeded by