The Ven

Frederick Albert John Matthews

MA(Oxon)
Archdeacon of Plymouth
DioceseDiocese of Exeter
In office1962–1978
PredecessorNorman Harry Clarke
SuccessorKenneth Albert Newing
Other post(s)Rural Dean of Aylesbeare (1957–1961)
Orders
Ordination1936 (deacon); 1937(priest)
Personal details
Born(1913-01-04)4 January 1913
Died14 May 1985(1985-05-14) (aged 72)
DenominationAnglican
ResidencePlympton, Plymouth
ParentsAlbert & Elizabeth
Occupationpriest
Alma materDevonport High School for Boys, Exeter College, Oxford

Frederick Albert John Matthews (4 January 1913 – 14 May 1985) was the Archdeacon of Plymouth from 1962[1] to 1978.[2]

Matthews was educated at Devonport High School for Boys, Exeter College, Oxford and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford[3] After a curacy at Stoke Damerel he was Vicar of Pinhoe from 1944 to 1961; and Rural Dean of Aylesbeare from 1957 to 1961. He was Vicar of Plympton St Mary from 1961 to 1983; and a Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral from 1978 until his death.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Saturday, May 19, 1962; pg. 10; Issue 55395.
  2. ↑ Church news. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 19, 1978; pg. 18; Issue 60280
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1951/1952 (74th edition) p865: London, OUP, 1951
  4. ↑ ‘MATTHEWS, Ven. Frederick Albert John’, 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 24 Jan 2017


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