Christopher Campling
British Anglican priest (1925–2020)
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Christopher Russell Campling (4 July 1925 – 9 December 2020) was a British Anglican priest who was the Dean of Ripon.[1]
Christopher Campling | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Ripon | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ripon |
| In office | 1984 – 1995 |
| Predecessor | Edwin Le Grice |
| Successor | John Methuen |
| Other post | Archdeacon of Dudley (1976–1984) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1952 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Russell Campling 4 July 1925 |
| Died | 9 December 2020 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicism |
| Education | Lancing College |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
Early life and education
Campling was born on 4 July 1925 and educated at Lancing College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[2]
Ordained ministry
Ordained in 1952 he began his career with a curacy in Basingstoke[3] after which he was a Minor Canon at Ely Cathedral.[4] He was then appointed Chaplain of his old school. Later Vicar then Rural Dean of Pershore, his next appointment was as Archdeacon of Dudley in 1975 — a post he held jointly with his role as director of education for the Anglican Diocese of Worcester and priest-in-charge of St Augustine's Church, Dodderhill, Droitwich. Then, in 1984, he was appointed Dean of Ripon.[5] After 11 years as head of Ripon Cathedral, he retired from full-time ministry.
Campling belonged to the liberal wing of the Church of England. He was a supporter of ecumenism, the ordination of women, the remarriage of divorcees in church.[6]
An eminent author,[7] he retired to Worthing[8] where he wrote his memoir, I Was Glad.[9] He continued to preach and lecture occasionally in retirement.[10]
He died on 9 December 2020 at the age of 95.[11]
