Raymond Roberts (Royal Navy chaplain)
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Raymond Harcourt Roberts Archdeacon of the Royal Navy from 1980 to 1984.[1]
Early life
Roberts was born on 14 April 1931.St. Michael's College, Llandaff.[3]
Ordained ministry
Roberts was
ordained into the Church in Wales as a deacon in 1956 and as a priest in 1957. From 1956 to 1959, he served as an assistant curate at St Basil's Church, Bassaleg, south Wales. During his curacy, he was also a part-time military chaplain with the Royal Naval Reserve.[3]
On 1 July 1959, he transferred from the Royal Naval Reserve to the
Chaplain of the Fleet and Archdeacon of the Royal Navy.[3]
After retiring from the military in 1984, he returned to parish ministry. From 1985 to 1989, he was an assistant curate at St George's Church,
Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Association. From 1990 to 1995, he was a chaplain of Llandaff Cathedral. He retired from full-time ministry in 1995 and was granted a permission to officiate.[3]
He died on 25 September 2019 at the age of 88.[6]
Honours
Roberts was appointed an
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).[8]
References
- ^ Welsh submariners
- ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ a b c d "Raymond Harcourt Roberts". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "No. 41781". The London Gazette. 4 August 1959. p. 4883.
- ^ "No. 41781". The London Gazette. 4 August 1959. p. 4885.
- ^ Roberts
- ^ "No. 48130". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 1980. p. 4155.
- ^ "No. 49583". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1983. p. 2.