History - Past Clergy
St. Michael’s is always more than a building, it is a community of people who come together to worship God. Clergy would have been the people leading and preaching at the services. Nowadays, lay people are also involved in leading and preaching.
Below is information about some of the clergy who have served at St. Michael’s. This list will be added to over time.
Below is information about some of the clergy who have served at St. Michael’s. This list will be added to over time.
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Henry Parsons 1797 - 1878; was at Sandhurst between 1850 - 1878
Born in 1797 to the son of Rev Joseph Parsons of Peterborough and a scholar of Balliol College Oxford, Henry married Anne Hopkinson. They had one son and four daughters. He was a wealthy man and at his own expense built a large rectory, as well as other large houses in the village (St. Helen’s, Uplands and The Warren) for three of his married daughters. His son, John Parsons, also attended Balliol College and went on to become Vicar of Much Dewchurch in Herefordshire. His daughter Laura, was married 7th October 1852 to Henry Cornelius Donatus O’Callaghan died in 1869 and is buried in Sandhurst. His daughter Louise Catherine was married on 14th June 1859 to William Boyle, Captain (Later Colonel) 89th Regiment (son of Hon, David Boyle, Lord Justice General of Scotland) who died 1874. His daughter Caroline was married 23rd June 1852 to Samuel Ralph Lockey Esq. His youngest daughter Jane was married 10th January 1861 to Edmund Monkton-Jones, Captain in 20th Foot (son of Captain John Jones RN) who died 1873. Jane died 6th May 18811 and is buried at Sandhurst. Jane was a talented wood and stone carver, whose work is to be seen in the present pulpit, font and reredos. The Revd Henry Parsons had been appointed under the title of Perpetual Curate, but under new legislation he received the title of Rector in 1866. He died in January 1878, after a period of illness. |
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James Leslie Randall Rector of Sandhurst 6th September 1878 - August 1880
Born, 1829. Second son of Archdeacon James Randall
Fellow of New College, Oxford 1848 - 1856 (BA 1851; MA 1855). He was ordained deacon in 1852 and ordained priest in 1853. He was curate at Warfield between 1852 and 1857 and then became Rector of Newbury 1857 – 1878. He was made honorary canon of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford in 1878. He left Sandhurst to become Archdeacon of Buckingham between 1880 and 1895 as well as vicar of Mixbury in Oxfordshire (1881-1885). He became Bishop of Reading 1839 – 1908. He was also Archdeacon of Oxford between 1895 and 1902.
He died 17th January 1922 and is buried at Osney, Oxford.
Born, 1829. Second son of Archdeacon James Randall
Fellow of New College, Oxford 1848 - 1856 (BA 1851; MA 1855). He was ordained deacon in 1852 and ordained priest in 1853. He was curate at Warfield between 1852 and 1857 and then became Rector of Newbury 1857 – 1878. He was made honorary canon of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford in 1878. He left Sandhurst to become Archdeacon of Buckingham between 1880 and 1895 as well as vicar of Mixbury in Oxfordshire (1881-1885). He became Bishop of Reading 1839 – 1908. He was also Archdeacon of Oxford between 1895 and 1902.
He died 17th January 1922 and is buried at Osney, Oxford.
John Bayley Somers Carwithen
Born: 10th April 1781 in Manaton, Devon
Studied St. Mary Hall in Oxford
Ordained Deacon 25th September 1803 in Exeter Cathedral
Ordained Priest 25th August 1805 in Exeter Cathedral
Curate at Manaton 1803 – 1810
He delivered the “Bampton Lecture” in 1809 on “A view of the Brahminical Religion”
Curate at Sandhurst 1810 – 1814
Perpetual Curate at Frimley 1814 – 1832, Died: 21st May 1832
Born: 10th April 1781 in Manaton, Devon
Studied St. Mary Hall in Oxford
Ordained Deacon 25th September 1803 in Exeter Cathedral
Ordained Priest 25th August 1805 in Exeter Cathedral
Curate at Manaton 1803 – 1810
He delivered the “Bampton Lecture” in 1809 on “A view of the Brahminical Religion”
Curate at Sandhurst 1810 – 1814
Perpetual Curate at Frimley 1814 – 1832, Died: 21st May 1832
The Hon. Randall Parsons
Born 26th April 1948, 4th Son of the 3rd Earl of Rosse (Ireland)
Studied Trinity College Dublin, Archbishop Kings’ Divinity Prize 1870, BA 1971, MA, 1874
Deacon 1872, Priest, 1874
Married Eleanor Victoria, 2nd daughter of Bishop J.F. Mackarness 1876 (he died 2nd January 1936 aged 50 and her father is buried in our churchyard).
Curate of St. Mary’s Reading (1872 – 1875)
Aylesbury (1975 – 1876)
Vicar of West Wycombe 1876 – 1880
Rector of Sandhurst October 1880 – June 1921
Rural Dean of Sonning 1904 – 1912
Honorary Canon of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford 1909
Retired to the Oaks, Hawley,
Died 15 November 1936 (age 88)
Born 26th April 1948, 4th Son of the 3rd Earl of Rosse (Ireland)
Studied Trinity College Dublin, Archbishop Kings’ Divinity Prize 1870, BA 1971, MA, 1874
Deacon 1872, Priest, 1874
Married Eleanor Victoria, 2nd daughter of Bishop J.F. Mackarness 1876 (he died 2nd January 1936 aged 50 and her father is buried in our churchyard).
Curate of St. Mary’s Reading (1872 – 1875)
Aylesbury (1975 – 1876)
Vicar of West Wycombe 1876 – 1880
Rector of Sandhurst October 1880 – June 1921
Rural Dean of Sonning 1904 – 1912
Honorary Canon of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford 1909
Retired to the Oaks, Hawley,
Died 15 November 1936 (age 88)
John James Evans O’Malley
Born 12th June 1885,
Studied at Trinity College Dublin, BA 1907, MA 1920
Deacon 1908; Priest 1909
Married Sarah Louise ? who died June 1956 at age of 71.
Curate at Portadown, 1908 – 1910; Balinrobe, 1910-1911; St. Luke, Cork 1911 – 1914
Chaplain to the Forces: Bordon 1914-1915; British Expeditionary Forces 1915 – 1917
Clipston 1918-1919; Malta 1919-1923; Chatham 1923, Hilsea 1923-1925; Lichfield 1925-1931; (Awarded OBE (military) 1929); London District and Brigade of Guards 1931-1932; Assistant Chaplain General, Southern Command 1932 – 1936; West Mediterranean 1936 - 1938
Rector of Sandhurst 2nd September 1938 – 30th September 1961
Died 7th February 1968, his ashes are buried in his wife’s grave at Sandhurst.
Born 12th June 1885,
Studied at Trinity College Dublin, BA 1907, MA 1920
Deacon 1908; Priest 1909
Married Sarah Louise ? who died June 1956 at age of 71.
Curate at Portadown, 1908 – 1910; Balinrobe, 1910-1911; St. Luke, Cork 1911 – 1914
Chaplain to the Forces: Bordon 1914-1915; British Expeditionary Forces 1915 – 1917
Clipston 1918-1919; Malta 1919-1923; Chatham 1923, Hilsea 1923-1925; Lichfield 1925-1931; (Awarded OBE (military) 1929); London District and Brigade of Guards 1931-1932; Assistant Chaplain General, Southern Command 1932 – 1936; West Mediterranean 1936 - 1938
Rector of Sandhurst 2nd September 1938 – 30th September 1961
Died 7th February 1968, his ashes are buried in his wife’s grave at Sandhurst.
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Alan Thomas Lawrence Wilson
Alan was born in Edinburgh, grew up in East London and Kent, and studied at St John’s College Cambridge (Open scholarship in history, BA77 MA80) and then Balliol College Oxford, where, under the supervision of Peter Hinchliff, he completed a doctorate in modern historical theology (DPhil 89). (The Theology of Church and Party of Anglo-Catholics 1880-1914, with special reference to the Church Crisis of 1898-1903). He trained for ordination at Wycliffe Hall (Cert. Theol. 1979). He was ordained Deacon (1979 at St Peter’s Didcot), Priest (1980 at Christ Church, Oxford), and Bishop (2003 at Westminster Abbey). Alan has served in the Diocese of Oxford since 1979, at Balliol College 1979-81 and NSM at Eynsham, then Curate of Caversham & Mapledurham (1982-89), and first incumbent of St John the Baptist Caversham from 1989-92. Moving to Sandhurst as Rector in 1992, he contributed to continuing ministerial education by developing residential training workshops in supervision skills for training incumbents, and as a Diocesan Work Consultant. He led the planning group for the Diocesan Convention at High Wycombe in 2002. He was Area Dean of Sonning from 1998-2003, and honorary Canon of Christ Church, Oxford 2002-3. In October 2003 he became Area Bishop of Buckingham. |
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Christopher Chessun
Christopher Chessun was born in 1956 in Hampton, Middlesex, the elder of identical twins. He was educated at Hampton Grammar School and went on to University College Oxford where he read Modern History. He trained for the priesthood at Westcott House, Cambridge from 1980-1983, reading for Part II Theology Tripos through Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Ordained as deacon in 1983, he served his title at St Michael & All Angels, Sandhurst, before moving on in 1987 to the post of senior curate at St Mary, Portsea in Portsmouth Diocese. In 1989 he became Chaplain and Minor Canon at St Paul's Cathedral and Vocations Adviser in the Diocese of London in 1990, staying in both these roles until 1993 when he was appointed Rector of St Dunstan & All Saints', Stepney. Between 1997 and 2001 he was Area Dean of Tower Hamlets. In Stepney he held a number of ex-officio posts on the Governing Bodies of various Trusts and Church Schools. He remains a Patron of Tower Hamlets Mission. In April 2001 he was installed as Archdeacon of Northolt and during this time he was a Trustee of the North Thames Ministerial Training Course, Chairman of the Trustees of St George’s Chapel at Heathrow Airport and chaired the London Diocesan Schools’ Committee. In April 2005 he was consecrated bishop in Southwark Cathedral, taking up his appointment as Area Bishop of Woolwich and Urban Bishop for the Diocese of Southwark. The Woolwich Area is linked with the Diocese of Manicaland in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. Bishop Christopher made an initial visit in June 2006, the first of a number of visits to strengthen the inter-diocesan links. In March 2011 he began public ministry as the tenth Bishop of Southwark. He is a strong advocate for the parish system as the most effective means of church presence and engagement in the life of local communities including the need to proclaim the Gospel afresh amid the rapid changes in church and community life. |
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