Born on 15 November 1931,[1] he was educated at King James School, Bishop Auckland and St John's College, Durham.
After a short service commission in the Durham Light Infantry he was ordained in 1954 and began his career with curacies in Hartlepool and Sunderland.
[2] He held incumbencies at Stillington, Consett, and Gateshead before becoming Archdeacon of Auckland in 1983, serving[3] for a decade.
In 1993 he became Archdeacon of Durham[4] and served for four years.
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