British Anglican priest
Ronald Claud Dudley Jasper CBE (17 August 1917 – 11 April 1990) was a British Anglican priest who was Dean of York [ 1] between 1975 and 1984.
Born on 17 August 1917,[ 2] he was educated at Plymouth College and the University of Leeds . He was ordained after studying at the College of the Resurrection in 1940. He held curacies in Ryhope , Durham and Esh before being appointed Chaplain of University College, Durham .[ 3] He was vicar of Stillington from 1948 to 1955 and succentor of Exeter Cathedral until 1960. He was then a lecturer in liturgical studies at King's College London .[ 4] In 1968 he was appointed a canon of Westminster Abbey and in 1974 Archdeacon of Westminster , his last appointment before becoming Dean of York. He was dean at the time of the fire at York Minster in 1984.[ 5]
An eminent author, he died on 11 April 1990. He was married to Betty, who died in 2013. They had a son and a daughter. The son is the theologian David Jasper .[ 6] The daughter, Christine, is married to Nicholas Reade , Bishop of Blackburn (2004-12).[ 7]
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References
^ "National Archives" . National Archives. Retrieved 10 October 2010 .
^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black , 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1947-48 Oxford, OUP , 1947
^ The Times , 17 December 1959, p. 12, University of London.
^ "Yorkshire Post : "The day York Minster burned", 8 July 2014" . 8 July 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2021 .
^ "Church Times : "'The Language of Liturgy', book review", 11 May 2018" . Retrieved 2 January 2021 .
^ "Church Times : "Obituary: Betty Jasper", 16 August 2013" . Retrieved 2 January 2021 .
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