Raymond Foster (priest)

Raymond Samuel Foster (1920-1987)[1] was a Welsh Anglican priest in the 20th century who rose to become Archdeacon of Wrexham.

Foster was educated at King's College London. He was ordained Deacon in 1943; and Priest in 1944. After curacies in Old Basford and Newark he was a Lecturer in Lincoln Theological College. After that he held incumbencies at Elston, Sibthorpe, St Winifred's Church, Kingston on Soar[2] and Whittlebury. He was Warden of St John's College, Auckland from 1962 to 1972; and then of St Deiniol's Library, Hawarden from 1973 to 1977. He was Rector of Wrexham from 1977 to 1987.[3]

References

1. Anglican Church of Canada
2. Southwell Churches
3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82 p 1346London, OUP, 1983 ISBN 0-19-200010-1

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Davies	Archdeacon of Wrexham 1978 – 1987	Succeeded by Bryan Williams