David Frayne was an Anglican priest and Provost of Blackburn Cathedral.[1][2]

He was educated at Reigate Grammar School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and ordained in 1961.[3] He was Curate at St Michael, East Wickham, and then Priest in charge of St Barnabas, Downham.[4] He held incumbencies at The Barn Church, Kew,[5] Caterham, Redcliffe, Bristol,[6] and Bedminster before he was appointed Provost of Blackburn in December 1992.

Frayne retired in September 2001 as dean following the reclassification of all provosts the previous year.[7][8][9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Church makes a case for role in 2000". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 15 October 1997. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ Handbook of British Chronology. Fryde, E.B; Greenway, D.E; Porter, S.; Roy, I. Cambridge University Press, 1996 ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5
  3. ^ Crockford’s 1975-76, Lambeth, Church House, 1975 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
  5. ^ The Times, 5 July 1984; p. 13; Issue 61875; col G Letters page
  6. ^ "Celebration is the icing on the cake". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 26 September 2000. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Dean saying a fond farewell". Lancashire Telegraph. 25 January 2001. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Dean's off to a life of 'walking and the cello'". Lancashire Telegraph. 30 August 2001. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
Religious titles
Preceded by Provost of Blackburn
1992– 2001
Succeeded by