Christopher Campling
Christopher Campling | |
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| Dean of Ripon | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ripon |
| In office | 1984 – 1995 |
| Predecessor | Edwin Le Grice |
| Successor | John Methuen |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Dudley (1976–1984) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1952 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Russell Campling 4 July 1925 |
| Died | 9 December 2020 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicism |
| Education | Lancing College |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
Christopher Russell Campling (4 July 1925 – 9 December 2020) was a British Anglican priest who was the Dean of Ripon.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Campling was born on 4 July 1925 and educated at Lancing College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[2]
Ordained ministry[edit]
Ordained in 1952 he began his career with a curacy in Basingstoke[3] after which he was a Minor Canon at Ely Cathedral.[4] He was then appointed Chaplain of his old school. Later Vicar then Rural Dean of Pershore, his next appointment was as Archdeacon of Dudley in 1975 — a post he held jointly with his role as director of education for the Anglican Diocese of Worcester and priest-in-charge of St Augustine's Church, Dodderhill, Droitwich. Then, in 1984, he was appointed Dean of Ripon.[5] After 11 years as head of Ripon Cathedral, he retired from full-time ministry.
Campling belonged to the liberal wing of the Church of England. He was a supporter of ecumenism, the ordination of women, the remarriage of divorcees in church.[6]
An eminent author,[7] he retired to Worthing[8] where he wrote his memoir, I Was Glad.[9] He continued to preach and lecture occasionally in retirement.[10]
He died on 9 December 2020 at the age of 95.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Campling, Very Rev. Christopher Russell", Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 23 Sept 2013
- ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ Debrett's People of Today: (1992, London, Debrett's) ISBN 1-870520-09-2
- ^ Crockford's clerical directory Lambeth, Church House, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ The Times, Wednesday, 8 May 09, 1984; p. 16; Issue 61826; col G New Dean of Ripon
- ^ "The Very Reverend Christopher Campling, liberal-minded Dean of Ripon – obituary". The Telegraph. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Amongst others he wrote “The Way, The Truth and The Life” (Vol. 1, The Love of God in Action, 1964; Vol. 2, The People of God in Action, 1964; Vol. 3, The Word of God in Action, 1965; Vol. 4, God's Plan in Action, 1965); “Words of Worship”, 1969; “The Fourth Lesson” (Vol. 1 1973, Vol. 2 1974); and The Food of Love, 1997
- ^ Churches Together in Sussex No. 81 (2013, Brighton)
- ^ Campling, Christopher (2005), I Was Glad, London, England: Janus Publishing Co
- ^ Ripon Cathedral News, January 2011
- ^ Campling
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