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Stephen Basil Wingfield Digby MBE was an Anglican priest: the Archdeacon of Sarum from 1968 to 1979.

Born on 10 November 1910, he was educated at Marlborough and Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained in 1937 ^[1] and his first post was as a curate at St Paul's, Salisbury. After this he was Priest in charge at St George's, Poole and then Vicar of Sherborne. During the war he was a Chaplain to the Forces and was awarded the MBE in 1944.^[2]

He died on 22 January 1996.^[3]

References

↑ Crockfords (Oxford, OUP, 1948)
↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
↑ Deaths The Times (London, England), Wednesday, January 24, 1996; pg. 18; Issue 65484.

Church of England titles

Preceded by

Frank McGowan

Archdeacon of Sarum
1968–1979

Succeeded by

Nigel Simeon McCulloch

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[1] Crockfords (Oxford, OUP, 1948)

[2] “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7

[3] Deaths The Times (London, England), Wednesday, January 24, 1996; pg. 18; Issue 65484.

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v t e Archdeacons of Sarum (or Salisbury)
High Medieval	Gunter of Le Mans¹ Robert¹ Everard of Calne¹ Hubald¹ Joel¹ Alexander of Lincoln¹ Nigel¹ Ernald Henry Jordan Savaric FitzGeldewin Azo Humphrey of Bassingbourn Stephen Nicholas de Capella Thomas Wychampton
Late Medieval	Walter Hervy Raymond de Planell Raymond Cardinal de Fargis Robert Luffenham Richard de Bury Roger de Kington Roger de Cloune Thomas Butiller William Potyn Walter FitzPiers Henry Chichele Walter Medford Simon Sydenham John Holand John Chitterne John Stafford William Alnwick Alexander Sparrow John Norton Stephen Wilton Adam Moleyns Richard Andrew Peter Cardinal Barbo Richard Caunton Roger Radclyffe William Eure Edmund Chaderton, Archdeacon of Salisbury Geoffrey Blythe George Sydenham James Bromwich Henry Rawlyns Richard Duck Edward Layton
Early modern	Robert Okinge Richard Chaundeler Ralph Pickover William Barlow Thomas Marler William Buckner Anthony Hawles Joshua Childrey John Sherman John Priaulx Thomas Lambert Joseph Kelsey John Hoadly Joseph Sager Samuel Rolleston William Whitworth Charles Daubeny Liscombe Clarke Francis Lear Sr. William Hony
Late modern	Francis Lear Jr. Harry Carpenter Percy Dale Frank McGowan Basil Wingfield Digby Nigel McCulloch Barney Hopkinson vacancy Alan Jeans
¹ — territory unspecified

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