Arthur Ballard

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Arthur Henry Ballard (9 March 1912 – 2 February 1984) was an Anglican priest in the last third of the 20th century.[1]

He was educated at St John's College, Durham and ordained in 1939.[2] After a curacy in Walthamstow he held incumbencies in Broughton and Stand.[3] He was Rural Dean of Prestwich from 1952 to 1967; Archdeacon of Rochdale from 1966[4] to 1972; and then of Manchester from then until 1980.[5]

His son, Andrew Edgar Ballard, was also Archdeacon of Rochdale, from 2005 to 2009.[6]

References

  1. ^ ‘BALLARD, Ven. Arthur Henry’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 25 June 2013
  2. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1948
  3. ^ ”All Saints', Stand:A Short History of Church and Parish” Ballard,AH: Stand, A.Ballard, 1951
  4. ^ New Archdeacon Of Rochdale. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jul 27, 1966; pg. 12; Issue 56694
  5. ^ National Archives
  6. ^ ‘BALLARD, Ven. Andrew Edgar’, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 25 June 2013
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Len Tyler
 Archdeacon of Rochdale
1966–1972 		Succeeded by
Harold Ormandy Fielding
Preceded by Archdeacon of Manchester
1972–1980 		Succeeded by
Reginald Brian Harris


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