Charles Mansfield Owen
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The Very Reverend Charles Mansfield Owen (known as Mansfield; 1882–4 November 1940) was an eminent Anglican priest in the last decades of the 19th century and the first four
of the 20th. He was born in Hamble-le-Rice
, Hampshire
in 1882 and educated at Merton College, Oxford
. Ordained in 1875 he began his career with a curacy
at Holy Trinity, Southampton
. In 1880 he became Vicar
of Woolston then three years later St. George's Church, Edgbaston
. Appointed to be Rural Dean
of the area
in 1905, in 1912 he was promoted again to the post of Archdeacon of Birmingham. In 1915 he was appointed Dean of Ripon, where he remained until his death on 4 November 1940.
Decade
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of the 20th. He was born in Hamble-le-Rice
Hamble-le-Rice
Hamble-le-Rice is a village in the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, UK. It is best known for being an aircraft training centre during the Second World War and is a popular yachting location...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
in 1882 and educated at Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
. Ordained in 1875 he began his career with a curacy
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at Holy Trinity, Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
. In 1880 he became Vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
of Woolston then three years later St. George's Church, Edgbaston
St. George's Church, Edgbaston
St. George's Church, Edgbaston is a parish church in the Church of England in Edgbaston, Birmingham.-History:It was built in 1836-8 as a chapel-of-ease to St. Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston....
. Appointed to be Rural Dean
Rural Dean
In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...
of the area
Edgbaston
Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
in 1905, in 1912 he was promoted again to the post of Archdeacon of Birmingham. In 1915 he was appointed Dean of Ripon, where he remained until his death on 4 November 1940.