John Oakley (priest)

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John Oakley (28 October 1834 – 10 June 1890) was Dean of Carlisle and then Manchester in the last quarter of the 19th century.[1][2]

Born in

ordained in 1858.[1] After curacies at St Luke’s, Berwick Street,[3] and St James, Piccadilly, London,[4] he was then Vicar of St Saviour’s, Hoxton[5] followed by a short spell in Carlisle as Dean of the cathedral followed by a further six years at Manchester
, also as dean.

Works

References

  1. ^ a b Stephen, Sir Leslie (1895). Dictionary of National Biography. Macmillan. p. 291. Retrieved 12 February 2020. Very Rev John Oakley (28 October 1834 – 10 June 1890).
  2. ^ "The Very Rev Dr J. Oakley". The Times Thursday 12 June 1890; pg 5; Issue 33036; Col F Obituary
  3. ^ Westminster City Archives Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Church Web-Site
  5. ^ Historical details
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Carlisle
1882 – 1884
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Benjamin Morgan Cowie
Dean of Manchester
1884 – 1890
Succeeded by
Edward Craig Maclure