Edgar Stephenson

The Ven. Edgar Stephenson (24 September 1894 – 29 May 1984) was Archdeacon of Rochdale from 1951 until 1962.^[1]

Stephenson was educated at the University of Manchester; and ordained in 1925.^[2] He held curacies in Salford and Worsley in the greater Manchester area. He was Vicar of St Mary, Oldham from 1947 to 1955 and Director of Religious Education in the Diocese of Manchester from 1955 to 1962.^[3]

References

^ Archdeacon Of Rochdale. The Times (London, England), Monday, Jul 23, 1962; pg. 12; Issue 55450
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 p1227 London: Oxford University Press, 1929
^ ‘STEPHENSON, Ven. Edgar’, 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 30 Aug 2017

Church of England titles
Preceded by Albert Fisher Gaskell	Archdeacon of Rochdale 1951–1962	Succeeded by Leonard George Tyler

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v t e Anglican Diocese of Manchester
Manchester Cathedral Bishopscourt, Broughton Church House, Manchester
Office holders	David Walker, Bishop of Manchester Mark Davies, Bishop suffragan of Middleton Matthew Porter, Bishop suffragan of Bolton AEO: Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Rogers Govender, Dean of Manchester Karen Lund, Archdeacon of Manchester Rachel Mann, Archdeacon of Bolton and Salford Karen Smeeton, Archdeacon of Rochdale
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Burnley (1901–1926; moved to Diocese of Blackburn) Bishop suffragan of Whalley (1909–1926; moved to Diocese of Blackburn) Bishop suffragan of Hulme (1924–2009) Archdeacon of Lancaster (1847–1926; became Diocese of Blackburn) Archdeacon of Blackburn (1877–1926; became Diocese of Blackburn)