Derek Norman Hole[1] (5 December 1933 – 4 September 2021) was a Church of England priest who spent most of his long career living and ministering in Leicestershire.
Born on 5 December 1933 in Cornwall, he was educated at Public Central School, Plymouth and prepared for ordination at Lincoln Theological College.
[2] He began his career as Curate at St Mary Magdalen, Knighton, Leicester[3] after which he was Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of Cape Town.
He was actively involved in the Leicestershire community until a few months before his death, and was approved to officiate by the Bishop until 2020.
He died on 4 September 2021, at the age of 87 with a Requiem Mass and funeral service at St James the Greater.