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Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch

Index Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch

The Royal Air Force Chaplains Branch provides military chaplains for the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. [1]

41 relations: Alan Giles (priest), Amport House, Bishop to the Forces, Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain, Brian Halfpenny, Brian Lucas, Church of Scotland, City of Westminster, Francis Cocks, Glyndwr Renowden, Harry Viener, Herbert Stuart (priest), Hewitt Wilson, Imam, James Walkey, John Jagoe, Jonathan Chaffey, Latin, Leonard Ashton, Leslie Wright (priest), Maurice Edwards, Military archdeacon, Military chaplain, Minister (Christianity), Peter Bishop (priest), Peter Mills (RAF officer), Priesthood in the Catholic Church, Rabbi, RAF Chapel, Ray Pentland, Religion in the United Kingdom, Robert Hanson (priest), Robin Turner (priest), Ron Hesketh, Royal Air Force, Royal Army Chaplains' Department, Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service, Sidney Clarke (priest), St Clement Danes, United Kingdom, Wilfred Payton (priest).

Alan Giles (priest)

The Venerable Alan Stanley Giles (28 May 1902 – 26 March 1975) was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.

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Amport House

Amport House, currently the British Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre (AFCC), is a manor house (at) in the village of Amport, near Andover, Hampshire.

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Bishop to the Forces

The Anglican church in the British Armed Forces falls under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury; however, for all practical purposes the function is performed by the Bishop to the Forces.

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Bishopric of the Forces in Great Britain

The Bishopric of the Forces (in Great Britain) is the Latin Church Catholic military ordinariate (pseudo-diocese) which provides chaplains to the British Armed Forces based in Great Britain (UK minus Northern Ireland) and their overseas postings.

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Brian Halfpenny

Brian Norman Halfpenny, CB, QHC, FRSA (born 7 June 1936) is a British Anglican priest and retired military chaplain.

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Brian Lucas

Brian Humphrey Lucas, CB, QHC, FRSA (b 20 January 1940) is a British Anglican priest and retired military chaplain.

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Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland (The Scots Kirk, Eaglais na h-Alba), known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is the national church of Scotland.

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City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is an Inner London borough which also holds city status.

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Francis Cocks

Francis William Cocks, (5 November 1913 – 20 August 1998) was a British Anglican bishop and military chaplain.

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Glyndwr Renowden

The Venerable Glyndwr Rhys Renowden CB, BA was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.

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Harry Viener

Harry Dan Leigh Viener, CBE, UCd'I (26 December 1868 – 7 May 1947) was an eminent Anglican Chaplain in the first half of the 20th century.

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Herbert Stuart (priest)

The Venerable Canon Herbert James Stuart CB, MA was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.

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Hewitt Wilson

The Venerable (John) Hewitt Wilson CB, MA was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.

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Imam

Imam (إمام; plural: أئمة) is an Islamic leadership position.

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James Walkey

The Venerable James Rowland Walkey CBE, MA was a talented amateur sportsman in the first half of the twentieth century who later became an eminent Anglican Chaplain.

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John Jagoe

The Right Reverend John Arthur Jagoe, CB, CBE (2 January 1889 - 16 October 1962) was Chaplain-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force and the second Bishop of Bermuda.

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Jonathan Chaffey

Jonathan Paul Michael Chaffey, (born 1962) is a British Church of England priest and military chaplain serving with the Royal Air force.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Leonard Ashton

Leonard James Ashton, (27 June 1915 – 19 January 2001) was an English Anglican bishop and military chaplain.

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Leslie Wright (priest)

The Venerable Leslie Wright CBE was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.

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Maurice Edwards

Maurice Henry Edwards, OBE (17 May 1886 – 26 April 1961) was an Anglican priest in the second half of the twentieth century.

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Military archdeacon

The most senior Anglican chaplain in each branch of the British Armed Forces (Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force) is made an archdeacon in the Church of England.

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Military chaplain

A military chaplain ministers to military personnel and, in most cases, their families and civilians working for the military.

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Minister (Christianity)

In Christianity, a minister is a person authorized by a church, or other religious organization, to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community.

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Peter Bishop (priest)

(Anthony) Peter Bishop, CB, QHC, FRSA (born 24 May 1946) is a British Anglican priest and retired military chaplain.

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Peter Mills (RAF officer)

The Reverend (Air Vice-Marshal) Peter Watson Mills, CB (born 1955) is a British minister of the Church of Scotland and a retired senior Royal Air Force officer.

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Priesthood in the Catholic Church

The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church (for similar but different rules among Eastern Catholics see Eastern Catholic Church) are those of bishop, presbyter (more commonly called priest in English), and deacon.

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Rabbi

In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah.

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RAF Chapel

At the eastern end of Westminster Abbey in the magnificent Lady Chapel built by King Henry VII is the RAF Chapel dedicated to the men of the Royal Air Force who died in the Battle of Britain between July and October 1940.

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Ray Pentland

Raymond Jackson Pentland, (born 14 July 1957) is a British Church of England priest.

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Religion in the United Kingdom

Religion in the United Kingdom, and in the countries that preceded it, has been dominated for over 1,400 years by various forms of Christianity.

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Robert Hanson (priest)

The Venerable Robert Edward Vernon Hanson, OBE, MA (29 March 1866 – 7 February 1947), was an eminent Anglican Chaplain in the first half of the 20th century.

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Robin Turner (priest)

(Peter) Robin Turner, CB, DL, QHC, AKC (born 8 March 1942) is a British Anglican priest and retired military chaplain.

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Ron Hesketh

Ronald David "Ron" Hesketh, (born 16 June 1947) is a British Anglican priest and retired military chaplain.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.

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Royal Army Chaplains' Department

The Royal Army Chaplains' Department (RAChD) is an all-officer corps that provides ordained clergy to minister to the British Army.

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Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service

The Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service provides chaplains to the Royal Navy.

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Sidney Clarke (priest)

The Venerable Sidney Lampard Clarke MA, BSc was an eminent Anglican Chaplain.

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St Clement Danes

St Clement Danes is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Wilfred Payton (priest)

The Venerable Wilfred Ernest Granville Payton CB, MA (27 December 1913 – 4 September 1989) was an English clergyman and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1935, Cambridge University in 1937 and Derbyshire in 1949.

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Redirects here:

Chaplain in Chief, Chaplain-in-Chief, Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF, RAF chaplaincy.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force_Chaplains_Branch

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