Archdeacon retires
fjThe Ven. Ji. P. F. Plaistowe, i' vicar of the Parish of : Merivale, will retire 1 from the position on April 30. His replaceL i ment has not been an3 j nounced. 1 The Archdeacon will continue in his capacity of Vicar-General of Christchurch after his retirement. This position authorises him as acting I bishop during the absence of the Bishop of Christchurch. Archdeacon Plaistowe was ordained in Bristol in 1935. He served in Eng1 lish parishes for 13 i years before coming to > New Zealand in 1948 to be vicar at St Peter’s, Palmerston North. 1-In 1953 he was appointed •I vicar of St Mary’s, Timaru, and Archdeacon oft r; Timaru, where he re-; mained until 1963. Dur-; ■ i ing this period he was j >; also rural dean of South' ■ i Canterbury. >;He was vicar of Sumner: from 1963 to 1968, and: ; in that year he accepted j: I his present posting as.
vicar of St Mary’s, , Merivale. jin 1968 he was appointed Archdeacon of Christchurch and deputy vicar-general, and in 1971, vicar-generai and archdeacon emeritus. He will spend his retirement in Redcliffs.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33438, 21 January 1974, Page 14
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