Derek Hole
Derek Norman Hole[1] (5 December 1933 – 4 September 2021) was a Church of England priest who spent most of his long career living and ministering in Leicestershire.
Born on 5 December 1933 in Cornwall, he was educated at Public Central School, Plymouth and prepared for ordination at Lincoln Theological College.[2] He began his career as Curate at St Mary Magdalen, Knighton, Leicester[3] after which he was Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of Cape Town.[4]
After a further
Provost of Leicester Cathedral
- a post he held for 7 years. He was also appointed chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II.
He was actively involved in the Leicestershire community until a few months before his death, and was approved to officiate by the Bishop until 2020. He died on 4 September 2021, at the age of 87 with a Requiem Mass and funeral service at St James the Greater.[7]
Notes
- ^ "Derek Norman Hole - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ Church web-site
- ISBN 0-7136-4255-6
- ^ History of Parish
- GMTSaturday 23 April 2010
- ^ Telegraph Deaths Announcements: HOLE, The Very Reverend Derek