Basil O'Ferrall explained

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Basil Arthur O’Ferrall (24 August 1924 – 23 June 2006) was an Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.[1]

He was born on 24 August 1924[2] and educated at St Patrick’s Cathedral Grammar School, Dublin and Trinity College in the same city. He was ordained in 1948 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Patrick’s, Coleraine[3] after which he became a naval chaplain. He served on amongst others, HMS Ganges, HMS Adamant and HMS Victorious before becoming Chaplain of the Fleet and Archdeacon of the Royal Navy, a post he held from 1975 to 1980. An Honorary Chaplain to the Queen, he was Vicar of Ranworth with Woodbastwick[4] before becoming Dean of Jersey in 1985.[5] He retired in 1993; and died on 23 June 2006.

Notes and References

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76. London: Oxford University Press, 1976.
  2. [Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897-2007]
  3. http://www.ballintoy.connor.anglican.org/rathlin%20church.html Rathlin Church
  4. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/48361/supplements/15279/page.pdf London Gazette
  5. http://members.societe-jersiaise.org/lepivert/rectors.htm Societe Jersaise