Diocesan Reviews for Egypt and Sudan.
Geoffrey Francis Allen Collection
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- ReferenceGB 165 0004
- Dates of Creation1947-1952
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 box
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Rt. Revd. Geoffrey Francis Allen (1902-82)
Born 25 August 1902, son of John Allen and Mabel Allen (nee Saunders). Educated Rugby School; University College, Oxford; Ripon Hall, Oxford. Liverpool Intercollegiate Secretary of the Student Christian Movement, 1926; Curate, St. Saviour's, Liverpool, 1927; Chaplain, Ripon Hall, Oxford, 1928; Fellow and Chaplain, Lincoln College, Oxford, 1930-35; Union Theological College, Canton, 1935; Deputy Provost, Birmingham Cathedral, 1941; Sec. National Christian Council of China and Chaplain to British embassy, Chungking, 1942-44; Archdeacon of Birmingham, 1944-47; Bishop in Egypt, 1947-52; Principal of Ripon Hall, Oxford, 1952-59; Bishop of Derby, 1959-69. Married, 1932, Madeline Gill. Died 8 November 1982.
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Acquisition Information
Received after 1979
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Archivist's Note
Fonds level description created by Clare Brown 10 Jun 1998 and revised by Debbie Usher 15 Mar 2004
Conditions Governing Use
No restrictions on copying or quotation other than statutory regulations and preservation concerns
Custodial History
In the possession of Bishop Allen