Lionel Blackburne

Lionel Edward Blackburne (2 November 1874–4 August 1951) was an Anglican priest[1] in the second quarter of the 20th century.

[3] Ordained in 1890,[4] he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacies at All Saints, Leamington[5] and St Martin Potternewton.

After this he was Vicar of St Wilfrid’s, Bradford then Rural Dean of Portsmouth.

From 1922 to 1936 he was Archdeacon of Surrey and from 1930 also Canon Residentiary at Guildford Cathedral.

[7]His brother was Dean of Bristol and nephew Bishop of Thetford.