Papers of John Armstrong, Canon of York

Papers of Canon John Armstrong, 1971-1984, including papers concerning Royal Society of St George, 1971-1979, and papers of the York Chapter Committee, 1976-1979.

John Hammond Armstrong, known as Jack, was born in 1924. He served with RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War before studying for the priesthood at St John’s College at the University of Durham. He was ordained deacon in 1949 and priest in 1950.
He was appointed curate of Bishopwearmouth, County Durham, in 1949, before transferring to the parish of Cockfield with Staindrop in 1952. In 1954 he moved to Yorkshire to serve as vicar of Skipwith and Thorganby, where he remained until 1959 when he was appointed vicar of North Ferriby. In 1963 he was made diocesan advisor on Christian stewardship and moved again to the parish of Sutton upon Derwent.
In 1971 he moved to York as priest in charge, and later rector, of York, All Saints Pavement and York, St Crux. In 1972 he was made a Canon of York Minster as prebend of Ulleskelf. He remained in York until his retirement. He was priest in charge of York, St Denys between 1974 and 1976 and Team Rector of York, All Saints Pavement with St Crux and St Martin between 1977 and 1991. He was also Rural Dean to the City of York between 1976 and 1986 and chaplain-in-chief of the Air Training Corps from 1973.
Canon Armstrong retired to Heworth in 1991. In 1998 he was awarded an MBE for his services to the RAF Association and to ex-servicemen York. He died in 2007.

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John Hammond Armstrong, known as Jack, was born in 1924. He served with RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War before studying for the priesthood at St John’s College at the University of Durham. He was ordained deacon in 1949 and priest in 1950.
He was appointed curate of Bishopwearmouth, County Durham, in 1949, before transferring to the parish of Cockfield with Staindrop in 1952. In 1954 he moved to Yorkshire to serve as vicar of Skipwith and Thorganby, where he remained until 1959 when he was appointed vicar of North Ferriby. In 1963 he was made diocesan advisor on Christian stewardship and moved again to the parish of Sutton upon Derwent.
In 1971 he moved to York as priest in charge, and later rector, of York, All Saints Pavement and York, St Crux. In 1972 he was made a Canon of York Minster as prebend of Ulleskelf. He remained in York until his retirement. He was priest in charge of York, St Denys between 1974 and 1976 and Team Rector of York, All Saints Pavement with St Crux and St Martin between 1977 and 1991. He was also Rural Dean to the City of York between 1976 and 1986 and chaplain-in-chief of the Air Training Corps from 1973.
Canon Armstrong retired to Heworth in 1991. In 1998 he was awarded an MBE for his services to the RAF Association and to ex-servicemen York. He died in 2007.

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Created by S. A. Shearn, 19.03.17.

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The archive was received as part of the Clergy Records Project which aimed to document the administrative work of individual members of clergy by preserving the records received and generated in the course of their daily work.

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Further records concerning the work of Canon Armstrong, 1961-1977) are deposited at the Borthwick Institute as part of the records of the Diocesan Assocation for Moral Welfare (Reference: AMW/4), and the records of the Diocesan Board of Finance: Stewardship Council, 1963-1975 (Reference: DSC.3).

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