Edward Henderson (archdeacon)

The Ven Edward Chance Henderson (15 October 1916 – 24 September 1997)^[1] was Archdeacon of Pontefract from 1968^[2] to 1981.^[3]

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Townley was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and educated at Heaton Grammar School and the University of London. He was ordained Deacon in 1939, and Priest in 1940.^[4] After a curacy in Newcastle upon Tyne he was Organising Secretary of the Church Pastoral Aid Society from 1942 to 1945. He held incumbencies in Leeds, Halifax, Dewsbury and Darrington.^[5]

References

1. The Ven Edward Henderson. The Times (London, England), Friday, 10 October 1997; pg. 23; Issue 66017
2. New Archdeacon of Pontefract. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 10 April 1968; pg. 12; Issue 57223
3. Church news. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 28 July 1981; pg. 18; Issue 60991
4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 > London, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
5. .'HENDERSON, Ven. Edward Chance', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 28 July 2017

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Preceded by Eric Treacy	Archdeacon of Pontefract 1968–1981	Succeeded by Ken Unwin