John Derek Hodgson (15 November 1931 – 22 November 2007) was an Anglican priest in the last decades of the 20th century and the first of the 21st.
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.[5] He died on 22 November 2007.[6]
Notes[]
- ↑ "Hodgson, Ven. (John) Derek", Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2008 accessed 10 November 2012.
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1959-60 p545
- ↑ "Durham Record Office". http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/AdvancedSearchCatalogueDetail.aspx?SearchType=Param&SearchID=fb792a36-26f7-424e-bbc1-399eef565c53&Page=1&ItemID=165876.
- ↑ Church news The Times (London, England), 24 March 1993; p. 23.
- ↑ "Church news", The Times (London, England), 9 January 1997; p. 18.
- ↑ Obituary
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