Anglican priest
Francis Charles Synge was an Anglican priest in the 20th century: an author, educator and senior leader.
Synge was educated at King's School, Bruton[1]Selwyn College, Cambridge[2] and Wells Theological College. He was ordained deacon in 1927, and priest in 1928.[3] After a curacy at St Andrew, Taunton[4] he went out to be Chaplain to the South African Railways Mission in Southern Rhodesia. He was as Rector of Tostock from 1933 to 1935; and then Principal of Queen's College, Birmingham from 1935 to 1939. He was Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of London from 1939;[5] and a Deputy Priest to the King from 1940.[6] He was Warden at from 1945 to 1954;[7] and Dean of George from 1954 to 1959. He was the Principal of Christ's College, Christchurch from 1959 to 1964; and Archdeacon of Kroonstad from 1965 to [8] 1968.[citation needed]
Books
- St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians: A theological commentary (1941)
- Introduction to and commentary on Philippians and Colossians (1951)
- Hebrews and the Scriptures (1956)[9]
References
- ^ "School Scholarships" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 11 Jul 1917; pg. 11; Issue 41527
- ^ "University News" The Times (London, England), Thursday, 17 May 1923; pg. 11; Issue 43343
- ^ "Advent Ordinations" The Times (London, England), Thursday, 27 Dec 1928; pg. 15; Issue 45085
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1967/8 p1206: London, OUP, 1967
- ^ "Ecclesiastical News." The Times (London, England), Friday, 27 Oct 1939; pg. 11; Issue 48447
- ^ "Deputy Priest to the King" The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 25 Sep 1940; pg. 7; Issue 48730
- ^ "Ecclesiastical News." The Times (London, England), Monday, 9 Jul 1945; pg. 7; Issue 50189
- ^ "Bloemfontein's New Bishop" The Times (London, England), Monday, 17 Apr 1967; pg. 10; Issue 56917.
- ^ British Library web site accessed 15:13 GMT Tuesday 7 March 2018
