Reginald C. Fuller
Reginald Cuthbert Fuller (12 September 1908 – 21 April 2011)
Born in London, he contributed significantly to the advancement of Catholic life and
Education
Initially Fuller's parents, the physician and medical author Arthur William Fuller and Florence Margaret Fuller (née Montgomery), of St John's Wood, London, sent their son to Ealing Priory School (subsequently renamed St Benedict's School) where he happened to share classes and hone his Latin skills in competition with a younger pupil, later also a New Testament scholar, John Bernard Orchard, who would be Fuller's colleague on a number of academic projects. Recognizing their son's academic potential, the parents then decided upon a move to Cardinal Vaughan School, before sending him for the final years of his schooling to Ampleforth College.
Seminary and academic studies
Fuller attended seminary studies at
Pastoral appointments
At various times during 1950–1994 Father Fuller held pastoral appointments in the Archdiocese of Westminster. He served as Rector of the Church and Shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory, Warwick Street, London W1B 5LZ ("Warwick Street Church")[11] (1950–1963),[12] as Chaplain at Westminster Cathedral (1976–1978), and as Rector of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Islington (1978–1983). After his retirement he served as Assistant Priest at the Church of St Mellitus, Tollington Park, London (1983–1990 (where on one occasion in the sacristy he was attacked by intruders and hit over the head with a crucifix but suffered no lasting injury), and at the Church of Our Lady and St Joseph, Poplar, London (1990–1994). Thereafter he took up residence at Clergy House at Westminster Cathedral, regularly hearing Confessions at the Cathedral and helping with occasional exhibitions. In 2003 he moved to Nazareth House, where on request he continued to provide spiritual guidance to his visitors on an individual basis.[13]
Teaching appointments
Fuller was lecturer in
Other professional activities
From 1949 to 1990 Fuller was a member of the Society of Old Testament Studies (SOTS). Among his involvement in major professional projects was the co-founding of the Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain, of which he then was Hon. Secretary from 1940 to 1965 and chairman from 1968 to 1982. As representative of the association, he acted in 1963 as promoter of a revised English spelling of biblical names for Catholic use before the Conference of Bishops of England and Wales (e.g. Noah, Elijah, Joshua, in place of Noe, Elias, Josue as found in the Douay-Challoner Bible, based on the Latin text).
Fuller was invited by Dom
He was, moreover, co-editor of the first complete Bible translation in modern English for Catholics from the Hebrew and Greek, entitled The Holy Bible – Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (1966), and its ecumenical counterpart, The Common Bible (1973). He was a member of the Revised Standard Version Bible Committee from 1969 to 1980 and of the Joint Committee on the Revised English Bible from 1979 to 1989. From 1946 to 1953 he was the editor of the quarterly journal, Scripture.
Publications
In addition to many articles
His PhD thesis was published in 1984 under the title Alexander Geddes: A Pioneer of Biblical Criticism, 1737–1802.
He outlined the history of the Church and Shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory, better known as "Warwick Street Church", where he had been a Rector from 1950 to 1963, in a small illustrated book entitled Steadfast in Loyalty – Warwick Street Church – A Short History and Guide (1956, 1973).[15]
His friendship with
References
- ^ "Canon Reggie Fuller RIP | Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster". www.rcdow.org.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Lives remembered: Canon Reginald Fuller | CatholicHerald.co.uk". CatholicHerald.co.uk. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Death Notice, The Times
- ^ "Canon Reginald Fuller". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Canon Reginald Fuller (1908-2011) - A Reminiscence". cbagb.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "ST PAULS: Canon Reginald Cuthbert Fuller R.I.P." Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Obituary, Ampleforth Abbey[permanent dead link]
- ^ "All sizes – Canon Reginald Cuthbert Fuller, Biographical Info p. 1 (4 Apr 2004, add & corr in his own hand) – Flickr – Photo Sharing!".
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ^ "Canon Reginald Cuthbert Fuller, Biographical Info 3 (4 May 2004, his final version for "Who's Who in Catholic Life") – Flickr – Photo Sharing!".
- ^ "R. C. Fuller, "Warwick Street Church - A Short History and Guide".
- ^ "Warwick Street Church History 51 – p.88".
- ^ "Roman Miscellany: May 2008".
- ^ "Canon Reginald Cuthbert Fuller, Publications p. 1 (4 Apr 2004 in his own hand)".
- ^ First edition 1956 (see entry #428), Second edition 1973 of Steadfast in Loyalty – Warwick Street Church.
- Who's Who in Catholic Life (2005)