Alan Richardson | |
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Dean of York | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of York |
Predecessor | Eric Milner-White |
Successor | Ronald Jasper |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1928 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1905 Wigan, Lancashire |
Died | 1975 (aged 69–70) |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Alma mater |
University of Liverpool Exeter College, Oxford Ridley Hall, Cambridge |
Alan Richardson, KBE (1905–1975 [1]) was a British Anglican priest and academic. From 1964 to 1975, he served as Dean of York.
Richardson was educated at Liverpool University, Exeter College, Oxford and Ridley Hall, Cambridge. [2]
Ordained in 1928 [3] his first post was as a curate at St Saviour's Liverpool. He was Vicar of Cambo and then Secretary of the Student Christian Movement. Later he was a canon of Durham Cathedral then Professor of Christian Theology at the University of Nottingham from 1953 until 1964 when he accepted the position as Dean of York, a post he held until his death. [4] [5]
Richardson published extensively. Among his books were: