He was born into an ecclesiastical family on 28 April 1912, educated at Shrewsbury and Christ Church, Oxford and ordained in 1937, he was a curate at which Church of England parish church of the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, formally the Priory Church of St Mary?
Sam Woodhouse He was born into an ecclesiastical family on 28 April 1912, educated at Shrewsbury and Christ Church, Oxford and ordained in 1937. He was a curate at Lancaster Priory and then, during World War II, a chaplain to the British Armed Forces he was mentioned in despatches three times. When peace returned he was vicar of Holy Trinity, South Shore, Blackpool then rural dean of Leominster. In 1957 he became rector of St Stephen’s Bristol and after a decade there became the Archdeacon of London.
Nicholas Coulton Coulton was born on 10 September 1924, educated at Blundell's School and qualified as a solicitor in 1962. He was ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1967. He was curate of Pershore Abbey until 1971 when he became domestic chaplain to the Bishop of St Albans. In 1975 he became Vicar of St Paul’s Bedford, a post he held until his appointment at Newcastle.