Robert Waddington
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The Very Reverend Robert Waddington OGS |
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| Dean of Manchester | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Province | Province of York |
| Diocese | Diocese of Manchester |
| In office | 1984 to 1993 |
| Predecessor | Alfred Jowett |
| Successor | Ken Riley |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1954 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Robert Murray Waddington |
| Born |
October 24, 1927 Bognor Regis |
| Died | 15 March 2007 (aged 79) Bognor Regis |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Education | Dulwich College |
| Alma mater |
Selwyn College, Cambridge Ely Theological College |
 Robert Waddington from his obituary at The Whitehaven News
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Robert Murray Waddington, OGS (24 October 1927 – 15 March 2007) was a British Anglican priest. He was the Dean of Manchester in the Church of England from 1984 to 1993. He additionally served as Superior of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd (a dispersed community of Anglicans) from 1987 until 1990
Born in Bognor Regis on 24 October 1927, he was educated at Dulwich College, Selwyn College, Cambridge and Ely Theological College.
Ordained in 1954, he began his career at St John’s, Bethnal Green. Afterwards he was Chaplain at Slade School in Warwick, Queensland. He returned to England in 1959 to join the Oratory of the Good Shepherd, an order of celibate priests. After 18 months, he returned to Australia to become Headmaster of St Barnabas School, Ravenshoe, where he remained nine years.
Returning to England in 1971 he was at Oxford University's Department of Education before becoming a Canon Residentiary at Carlisle Cathedral and Bishop’s Adviser for Education then General Secretary of the National Society until his appointment as dean. He was Superior of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd from 1987 until 1990.
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