Edward Carpenter (priest)
Edward Frederick Carpenter | |
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| Born | 27 November 1910 |
| Died | 26 August 1998 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Senior posting | |
| Period in office | 1974–1985 |
| Predecessor | Eric Abbott |
| Successor | Michael Mayne |
Edward Frederick Carpenter
Life
Carpenter was a native Londoner and the city featured prominently in his life and priestly ministry. He was educated at
Great Stanmore.[6]
After this his ministry was spent at
canon, then from 1963 to 1974 as archdeacon and finally, from 1974, Dean of Westminster.[7] One obituary noted "It was unfortunate for the Church that Edward Carpenter was 64 before he became Dean but he has left a legacy of tolerant, determined openness as a vital trait of 20th- century Christianity. He and his wife gave themselves unstintingly to others and contributed a happy sparkle in their home at Westminster in their laughter and scholarship."[8]
Carpenter retired to Richmond, Surrey. He has four children, David, Michael, Paul and Louise.[9]
Carpenter wrote Common sense about Christian ethics as part of the
Common Sense series
.
He was the first chairman of the Week of Prayer for World Peace, a global interfaith initiative created by the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship.[10]
In 2017, Michael De-la-Noy published a biography of Carpenter, A Liberal and Godly Dean: The Life of Edward Carpenter (Gloriette Publications).[11]
References
- ^ NPG details
- GMT1 March 2010
- ISBN 0-334-02987-2
- ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- OUP,1941
- ^ Independent Obituary
- ^ The Times, Thursday, Apr 25, 1974; pg. 1; Issue 59073; col D New Dean
- Independent.co.uk. 27 August 1998.
- ^ Westminster Abbey, Edward Carpenter: Writer, Priest and Dean, 1998.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Harvey, A., "A Liberal and Godly Dean by Michael De-la-Noy: Anthony Harvey recalls Edward Carpenter’s inspired eccentricity", Church Times, Mar 2017.
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