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Lord Chancellor's Office and Lord Chancellor's Department: Ecclesiastical Patronage:...

Catalogue reference: LCO 54

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LCO 54

This series comprises a selection of personal files of clergymen who have registered for preferment. The files include information about the date and place of birth, education, date of ordination, record of service, churchmanship, practice (ie...

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LCO 54

Title
Lord Chancellor's Office and Lord Chancellor's Department: Ecclesiastical Patronage: Personal Files of Clergymen
Date

1947-1990

Description

This series comprises a selection of personal files of clergymen who have registered for preferment. The files include information about the date and place of birth, education, date of ordination, record of service, churchmanship, practice (ie use of incense, vestments, coloured stoles, evening communion), marital status, private means, present stipend, preference for work, outside interests and references. Also notes on visits to the parish by the Ecclesiastical Secretary, notes of meetings and references from other clergy and general correspondence.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Alphabetical order by surname of clergyman.

Related material

A selection of files where the Prime Minister has recommended to the Queen the names of candidates for higher preferment are PREM 5

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

17 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to closure for periods up to 50 years

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1998 Lord Chancellor's Department

Subjects
Topics
Marriage and divorce
Religions
Accruals

Series is accruing

Selection and destruction information

Selected cases were chosen to reflect the way in which the Ecclesiastical Office carried out its functions, the range of applicants and the results of their applications.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10292/

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