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Revision as of 09:29, 7 October 2010
William Aubrey Aitken (1911–1985) was the second Bishop of Lynn from 1972 until 1986[1]. Born into an ecclesiastical family[2] and educated at Norwich School and Trinity College, Oxford [3] he was ordained in 1935. After curacies at Tynemouth and Kingston, Jamaica he was successively the incumbent at Kessingland, Sprowston[4] and St Margaret’s King’s Lynn [5] before becoming Archdeacon of Norwich in 1961, a position he held until his elevation to the Episcopate. A keen yachtsman[6],he died in post at the age of 73[7].
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- ^ New Bishop namedThe Times Thursday, Dec 21, 1972; pg. 4; Issue 58662; col E
- ^ Details of family
- ^ “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
- ^ Crockford's clerical directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0108153674
- ^ Church web site
- ^ Annals of the Norfolk Broads Sailing Club
- ^ The Times, Monday, Jun 03, 1985; pg. 12; Issue 62154; col G Obituary Bishop Of Lynn
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