George Holderness

George Edward Holderness (5 March 1913 – 21 October 1987) was an Anglican bishop.

He was born in 1913 and educated at Leeds Grammar School and Keble College, Oxford.^[1] Ordained in 1936, he began his career with a curacy at Bedale and was then Chaplain at Aysgarth School until 1947, a period interrupted by World War II service as a Chaplain to the Forces. He was then Vicar of St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington and for 15 years suffragan Bishop of Burnley^[2][3] in the Diocese of Blackburn.^[4] In 1970 he left Burnley to become Dean of Lichfield, a post he held to retirement in 1979. He died in 1987.

References

1. Who was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
2. "A short guide and history to Burnley Parish Church of St.Peter" Holderness, G.A: 1961, Gloucester, British Publishing Company
3. "Ecclesiastical News Consecration Of Two Bishops." The Times Thursday, Feb 03, 1955; pg. 4; Issue 53156; col C
4. National Archives Detail

Church of England titles
Preceded by Charles Keith Kipling Prosser	Bishop of Burnley 1955 –1970	Succeeded by Richard Charles Challinor Watson
Preceded by William Stuart MacPherson	Dean of Lichfield 1970 –1979	Succeeded by John Harley Lang