Tom Parfitt

Thomas Richards Parfitt (called Tom)[1] was the sixth Anglican Bishop of Madagascar from 1952 to 1961.[2][3]

Biography

Parfitt was born on 24 May 1911, educated at St John's College, Oxford and ordained in 1935.[4] He began his ordained ministry with curacies in New Mills and Rugby. During World War II he was a chaplain in the RNVR. In 1946 he became vicar of St Andrew's Derby and in 1950 (his last post before his ordination to the episcopate) the Rural Dean of Derby. Returning to England he was rector of Matlock until his retirement in 1980[5] and Assistant Bishop of Derby until he died on 10 December 1984.[6]

References

  1. ^ "in memoriam: Bishop Tom Parfitt". Church Times. No. 6360. 4 January 1985. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
  2. ^ New Bishop In Madagascar, The Times, 19 November 1951; pg. 6; Issue 52162; col D
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 Lambeth, Church House 1975 ISBN (invalid) 0108153674 alternate version: ISBN 0-19-200008-X OCLC 25885092 OCLC 59162245
  4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP, 1941
  5. ^ Rectors of St. Giles Church, Matlock Deprecated link archived 14 May 2007 at archive.today
  6. ^ Deaths The Times Friday, Dec 14, 1984; pg. 32; Issue 62012; col A


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