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Conrad Clifton Wolters (3 April 1909 - 7 February 1991) was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century. [1]

Wolters was educated privately and at St John's College, Durham where he was a major prize winner and took First Class Honours in all parts of his Tripos. He was ordained in 1934. [2] After curacies at Gipsy Hill and Beckenham he held incumbencies in Wimbledon Park and Sanderstead. [3] He was Provost of Newcastle Cathedral from 1962 to 1976. [4]

In retirement he was Chaplain to the Society of Saint Margaret. He was a leading expert on the medieval English mystics and produced what are still regarded by most as the outstanding modern English translations of The Cloud of Unknowing , Julian of Norwich, and Richard Rolle for Penguin Classics. He was much sought after as a Spiritual Director and Retreat Conductor as well as by conferences on the medieval mystics.

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References

  1. “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN   978-0-19-954087-7
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
  3. Parish history
  4. ancestral-indexes
Church of England titles
Preceded by Provost of Newcastle
1962 1976
Succeeded by