John Norris (priest)

John Pilkington Norris , D.D. (June 10, 1823 in Chester – 29 December 1891 in Bristol) was Archdeacon of Bristol from 1881[1] until his death.[2]

Norris was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] He was ordained deacon in 1849; and priest in 1850. After a curacy in Trumpington he was a Schools Inspector until 1864[4] when he began another curacy at Lewknor. He was Vicar of Hatchford from 1864 to 1870;[5] of Brandon Hill from 1870 to 1877; and of Redcliffe from 1877 to 1882. He was appointed Dean of Chichester[6] just four days before his death:[7] the man appointed in his stead was Richard Randall.[8]

References

1. District News. Bristol Mercury (Bristol, England), Wednesday, June 29, 1881; Issue 10335
2. Northern Echo (Darlington, England), Wednesday, December 30, 1891; Issue 6814
3. Alumni Cantabrigienses, Venn,. Vol. iv. Kahlenberg – Oyler, p564: Cambridge, CUP, 1954
4. Obituary.. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Dec 30, 1891; pg. 4; Issue 33521
5. A. R. Buckland, ‘Norris, John Pilkington (1823–1891)’, rev. H. C. G. Matthew, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2009 accessed 15 Feb 2016
6. "The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Ven. John Pilkington Norris, D. D., Archdeacon of Bristol, to be Dean of Chichester" The Morning Post (London, England), Tuesday, December 29, 1891; pg. 5; Issue 37298
7. NEW DEAN OF CHICHESTER. Yorkshire Herald (York, England), Monday, December 29, 1891; pg. 5; Issue 12657
8. W.K. Lowther Clarke. Chichester Cathedral in the 19th Century. pp. 16 – 17

Church of England titles
Preceded by Henry Randall	Archdeacon of Bristol 1881–1891	Succeeded by Hemming Robeson