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Rectors and Curates

Rectors from 1559

At St John's, the ordained minister who runs the church is called a Rector. This is virtually the same as a Vicar - the differences are historic, and have little significance today. A Curate is an ordained minister who helps the Rector.

  • Biography of Robert Scarlett Grignon, Rector 1851-1867

    This is an abstract from the Lewes History Group Bulletin no.118, May 2020, written by John Kay Robert Scarlett Grignon was born ...
  • 17th Century Rectors of St John's

    RECTORS OF ST JOHN SUB CASTRO IN THE 17TH CENTURY BEFORE THE RESTORATION 1602 William Innians A.M. (also Rector of St Peter Westout ...
  • Past rectors - John Shore (1674 - 1708)

    John Shore retired from the living in 1708. A tablet to the memory of his wife is placed in the ...
  • Rectors and Parsonages 1868-1971

    A brief history of the St John sub Castro Rectors and Parsonages.
  • Revd Arthur Pearson Perfect

    Memorial window to ‘Arthur Pearson Perfect (1839-1910) Rector for 42 years: dedicated by his many friends, 1910′. The windows  show the ...
  • Revd. Perfect single-handed: April 1904

    “As the Rector (Revd. Arthur Pearson Perfect) is single-handed for the present, he earnestly hopes that the Parishioners will remember ...
  • The Rev. Pearson: November 1904

    The Rev. Geoffrey George Pearson . . . has come amongst us with a view to being licensed to the ...
  • Rev. Prebendary Poole, April 1924

    The Rector (Rev. Langhorne) then went on to make a feeling reference to his predecessor and said an expression of ...
  • Rev. Langhorne, April 1924

    The Rev. Langhorne said that when he first came he came with a certain amount of apprehension, as various rumours ...
  • Rev. Langhorne's remuneration 1928

    The Rector . . . expressed thanks to the congregation for their Easter Offering to him of £52 17s (about ...
  • Rev. Langhorne 1934

    The Rector recalled that this was the 10th Annual Meeting over which he had presided in St John’s Parish. He saw ...
  • Rev. G. St John Topham 1936

    The Rector said that since their last Annual Meeting the parish has suffered a great loss by the death of ...
  • The Day War Broke Out..... (September 3rd 1939)

    World War II…” The day that war broke out…” * On Sunday 3rd September 1939 the British people had been told ...
  • Clerical pressures 1939

    The Rector said it was impossible to obtain clerical help at Easter, and he was deprived of an annual holiday ...
  • Rev. Langhorne under pressure 1940

    The Rector said he would like to thank very heartily all the church workers for their services in various capacities ...
  • Rector left out! 1943

    “I very often obtain only second-hand information regarding persons who are sick in the parish,” the Rev. H E Langhorne ...
  • 20 years as Rector, April 1944

    The Rector referred to the fact that he had recently completed 20 years as rector of St John’s, and gave ...
  • High praise for Rectorless Lewes Parish, 1953

    The generous way in which parishioners had raised £628 for the Restoration fund of St John’s Church, Lewes (about £16,500 ...
  • St John's linked with All Saints and St Thomas, 1954

    It was announced at the Annual Meeting of St John sub Castro Church in St John’s Hall, Lewes, on Wednesday, ...
  • Acute money shortage at St John's, 1955

    At the Annual Meeting of St John’s Church, Lewes, at the Church Hall on Wednesday, the Rev. A P Cameron ...
  • St John's facing a very stiff problem, 1956

    The “very stiff problem” facing St John’s, Lewes – brought to a head by the retirement of the Rev. A ...
  • Staff problems of Parishes, 1957

    At the St John’s, Lewes, Annual Parochial Church Meeting on Wednesday, the Rev. A P Cameron (Rector) referred to the ...
  • Rev. J E R Williams, 1958

    Mr Jones gave the meeting a message of goodwill from the Rev. J E R Williams, who is to be inducted ...
  • Satisfactory finances, 1958

    Reviewing the past year, Mr Moorey said the church officers had managed the services very well in the absence of ...
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