Eric Pitt

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Eric Arthur Pitt was Dean of Sydney from 1953 [1] to 1962.

He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and was ordained in 1938. [2] His first post was as a curate at Halliwell. Then he was Vicar of St Matthew, Rugby from 1946 to his Dean’s appointment. After this he was the Archdeacon of (successively) Cumberland, Wollongong and Camden.

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References

  1. "Rugby Vicar To Become Dean Of Sydney" The Times (London, England), Thursday, 5 Feb 1953; pg. 8; Issue 52538
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN   0-19-200008-X p785
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Preceded by Dean of Sydney
1953–1962
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