Profile of Dean Sullivan
i The first New Zealander ever named to a major office; in the Church of England; was Manin Sullivan. Dean: of St Paul’s. In a docu-l mentary filmed in England/ the Dean was interviewed by Rhys Jones for TV2, and it will be shown tomorrow: night. The deans autobiography,; I “Watch How You Go.” hasj ■just been published and he is! ■ due to visit New Zealand (next week-end Martin Sullivan was born in Auckland of Protestant Southern Irish parents. He became a priest in 1934 and Archdeacon of London in 1963. The documentary follows his career from the time he left New Zealand, and probes into his religious beliefs. Martin Sullivan was criticised in some quarters during the early part of his career as dean, for his efforts to make the Church more relevant to rhe modern world. He went on to become a national figure and played a large part in promoting the fund-raising efforts to save St Paul’s. About s6m was raised to restore war-damaged iparts of the cathedral.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34013, 29 November 1975, Page 5
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175Profile of Dean Sullivan Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34013, 29 November 1975, Page 5
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