Oliver Fiennes

The Very Revd and Honourable

Oliver Fiennes
Dean of Lincoln
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Lincoln
In office1969 to 1989
PredecessorMichael Peck
SuccessorBrandon Jackson
Orders
Ordination1954
Personal details
Born
Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes

17 May 1926
Died8 June 2011(2011-06-08) (aged 85)
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglicanism
EducationEton College
Alma materNew College, Oxford

Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes[a] (17 May 1926 – 8 June 2011) was Dean of Lincoln in the latter part of the 20th century.[1]

Early life and education

He was born on 17 May 1926 into a noble family, the youngest of three sons of Ivo Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 20th Baron Saye and Sele.[2] He was educated at Eton College and won the Sword of Honour as best overall cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade on 1 September 1945 as a second lieutenant,[3] but saw no fighting as the Second World War ended soon afterwards.[4] He subsequently went up to New College, Oxford.[5]

Ordained ministry

Ordained in 1954, after a spell as a curate at St Mary Magdalene, New Milton, he became chaplain of Clifton College in 1958. Following this he was rector of Lambeth before his elevation to the deanery.[6] Described by Trevor Beeson as “the last aristocrat to make his mark on the church",[7] in retirement he lived near his old Cathedral in Lincoln until his death in June 2011.

Notes

  1. ^ This British person has the barrelled surname Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, but is known by the surname Fiennes.

References

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
  2. ^ "Descendants of Mary Tudor, Princess of England". Archived from the original on 22 August 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "No. 37294". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 October 1945. p. 4893.
  4. ^ "The Very Rev Oliver Fiennes". Telegraph.co.uk. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Fiennes, Very Rev. Hon. Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Church News New Dean of Lincoln". The Times. No. 57449. London. 3 January 1969. col B, p. 8.
  7. ^ Beeson, Trevor (2003). The Bishops. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. ISBN 978-0-334-02916-8.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Lincoln
1969–1989 		Succeeded by