John Pilkington Norris , D.D. (June 10, 1823 in Chester – 29 December 1891 in Bristol) was Archdeacon of Bristol from 1881[1] until his death.[2]
Biography
Norris was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] He was ordained deacon in 1849; and priest in 1850. After a curacy in Trumpington, he was a Schools Inspector until 1864[4] when he began another curacy at Lewknor. He was Vicar of Hatchford from 1864 to 1870;[5] of Brandon Hill from 1870 to 1877; and of Redcliffe from 1877 to 1882. He was appointed Dean of Chichester[6] just four days before his death.[7] The man appointed in his stead was Richard Randall.[8]
