| Honorific prefix | The Venerable |
|---|---|
| Order | Archdeacon of Loughborough |
| Term start | 1953 |
| Term end | 1963 |
| Order 2 | Archdeacon of Leicester |
| Term start 2 | 1963 |
| Term end 2 | 1973 |
| Birth date | 20 October 1913 |
| Death date | 19 July 1996 |
| Spouse | Mabel Grace née Chapman |
The Venerable (Ronald) Berkeley Cole[1] (1913–1996) was an eminent Anglican priest and author in the first half of the mid 20th century.
After an earlier career as a Registrar with the London County Freehold and Leasehold Properties Ltd he was ordained in 1943.[2] He began his career with a curacy in Braunstone after which he was Succentor of Leicester Cathedral. He was Vicar of St Philip, Leicester from 1950 to 1973.[3] He was Archdeacon of Loughborough from 1953 to 1963 and of Leicester from then until 1980.[4] His last post was as Rural Dean of Reps.
Notes
- ^ Leicestershire Villages – Good Old Days at Fleckney
- ^ “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ University of Leicester