Anglican Archdeacon (1937–2022)
Kenneth Mervyn Lancelot Hadfield Banting (known as Mervyn;[ 1] 8 September 1937 – 8 February 2022)[ 2] [ 3] was an Anglican priest, who was an Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight .
Banting was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge and Cuddesdon College . He was ordained deacon in 1965 and priest in 1966 [ 4] and began his career as Chaplain at Winchester College after which he was Assistant Curate at St Francis, Leigh Park . He then held incumbencies in Hemel Hempstead , Bedford [ 5] and Portsmouth before his island appointment in 1996.
Banting retired as Archdeacon in 2003.[ 6] He died on 8 February 2022, at the age of 84.[ 7]
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Isle of Wight Portsmouth (until 1999) & Portsdown (since 1999) The Meon
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