Charles Roach (priest)

Charles Roach (2 June 1908 – 4 May 2003) was Archdeacon of the Seychelles from 1951 until 1955.[1]

Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in 1908, Roach was educated at De Aston Grammar School, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and Westcott House, Cambridge.[2] After a curacy at Boston parish church[3] he was a Chaplain in Baghdad. After this, he was the incumbent at Emmanuel, West Dulwich, before his subsequent appointment as Archdeacon and St Saviour, Croydon.[4] His final post was as Chaplain at St Michael's Mount. He died in Marazion, Cornwall, in 2003, aged 94.[5]

References

  1. ^ The Times (London, England), Saturday, 2 July 1955; pg. 8; Issue 53262
  2. ^ The Times (London, England), Saturday, 2 July 1955; pg. 8; Issue 53262
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76 London, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ^ Appointments The Times (London, England), Monday, 9 January 1956; pg. 10; Issue 53423
  5. ^ The Times (London, England), Saturday, 2 July 1955; pg. 8; Issue 53262


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