Edward Frederick Carpenter | |
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Personal | |
Born | 27 November 1910 |
Died | 26 August 1998 |
Religion | Church of England |
Senior posting | |
Period in office | 1974–1985 |
Predecessor | Eric Abbott |
Successor | Michael Mayne |
Edward Frederick Carpenter KCVO (27 November 1910 – 26 August 1998) [1] was an Anglican priest and author. [2]
Carpenter was a native Londoner and the city featured prominently in his life and priestly ministry. He was educated at Strode's Grammar School [3] and King's College London [4] and ordained in 1936. [5] After curacies at Holy Trinity, Marylebone and St Mary's Harrow he was Rector of Great Stanmore. [6]
After this his ministry was spent at Westminster Abbey, from 1951 firstly as a canon, then from 1963 to 1974 as archdeacon and finally, from 1974, Dean of Westminster. [7] One obituary noted "It was unfortunate for the Church that Edward Carpenter was 64 before he became Dean but he has left a legacy of tolerant, determined openness as a vital trait of 20th- century Christianity. He and his wife gave themselves unstintingly to others and contributed a happy sparkle in their home at Westminster in their laughter and scholarship." [8]
Carpenter retired to Richmond, Surrey. He has four children, David, Michael, Paul and Louise. [9]
Carpenter wrote Common sense about Christian ethics as part of the Common Sense series.
He was the first chairman of the Week of Prayer for World Peace, a global interfaith initiative created by the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship. [10]
In 2017, Michael De-la-Noy published a biography of Carpenter, A Liberal and Godly Dean: The Life of Edward Carpenter (Gloriette Publications). [11]
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