John Lang (priest)
John Harley Lang (27 October 1927 – 3 June 2012) was an
Anglican
priest in the second half of the 20th century.
Lang was educated at
Portsea, Portsmouth[1] he was Priest Vicar of Southwark Cathedral then Chaplain of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[2] From 1963 until 1980 he worked in religious broadcasting for the BBC.[3] Finally[4] he was Dean of Lichfield[5] for 13 years.[6] He died on 3 June 2012.[7]
References
- ^ Church web site
- ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
- ^ Staffordshire archives
- ^ The Times, Wednesday, Jan 23, 1980; pg. 10; Issue 60531; col A Church news New Dean of Lichfield
- ^ Lichfield Cathedral web-site[permanent dead link]
- Daily Telegraph Issue no 48,844 dated June 12, 2012 "Head of BBC broadcasting who later met the challenge of change at Lichfield Cathedral"