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The Ven. Francis Harry House OBE MA was Archdeacon of Macclesfield from 1967 to 1978.

Born into an ecclesiastical family on 9 August 1908,^[1] he was educated at St George's School, Harpenden and Wadham College, Oxford and ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1937. He was successively: Assistant Missioner at the Pembroke College, Cambridge Mission at Walworth; Travelling Secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation at Geneva from 1938 to 1940.; Curate of Leeds Parish Church from 1940 to 1942;^[2] Overseas Assistant of the BBC Religious Broadcasting Department in London from 1942 to 1944; representative of World Student Relief in Greece from 1944 to 1946; Secretary of the Youth Department World Council of Churches in Geneva and the World Conference of Christian Youth, Oslo in 1946 and 1947 respectively;Head of Religious Broadcasting at the BBC in London from 1947 to 1955; Associate General Secretary of the World Council of Churches in Geneva from 1955 to 1962; and Vicar of St Giles, Pontefract^[3] before his years as an Archdeacon.

He died on 1 September 2004.^[4]

Notes

^ His father was Canon William Joseph House, DD sometime Rector of Copford ‘House, Ven. Francis Harry’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 2011 accessed 16 July 2012
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
^ Church web site
^ The Ven Francis House The Times(London, England), Tuesday, September 14, 2004; pg. 33; Issue 68180

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Preceded by Harry Patrick Saunders	Archdeacon of Macclesfield 1967–1978	Succeeded by Rennie Simpson

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[1] His father was Canon William Joseph House, DD sometime Rector of Copford ‘House, Ven. Francis Harry’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 2011 accessed 16 July 2012

[2] Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947

[3] Church web site

[4] The Ven Francis House The Times(London, England), Tuesday, September 14, 2004; pg. 33; Issue 68180

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 [[Venerable|The Ven.]] '''Francis Harry House''' [[OBE]] [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|MA]] was [[Archdeacon of Macclesfield]] from 1967 to 1978.
-Born into an ecclesiastical family on 9 August 1908,<ref>His father was [[Canon (priest)|Canon]] ''William Joseph House'', [[Doctor of Divinity|DD]] sometime [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of [[Copford]] ‘House, Ven. Francis Harry’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011 ; online edn, Nov 2011 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U17171, accessed 16 July 2012]</ref> he was educated at [[St George's School, Harpenden]] and [[Wadham College, Oxford]] and [[ordained]] after a period of study at [[Ripon College Cuddesdon]] in 1937. He was  successively: Assistant Missioner at the [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]] Mission at [[Walworth]]; Travelling Secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation at [[Geneva]] from 1938 to 1940.; [[Curate]] of [[Leeds Parish Church]] from 1940 to 1942;<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]]1947-48 Oxford, [[OUP]],1947</ref> Overseas Assistant of the [[BBC]] [[Religious Broadcasting]] Department in [[London]] from 1942 to 1944; representative of World Student Relief in Greece from 1944 to 1946; Secretary of the Youth Department [[World Council of Churches]] in [[Geneva]] and the  World Conference of Christian Youth, Oslo in 1946 and 1947 respectively;Head of Religious Broadcasting at the [[BBC]] in [[London]] from 1947 to 1955; Associate General Secretary of the [[World Council of Churches]] in Geneva from 1955 to 1962; and [[Vicar]] of St Giles, [[Pontefract]] <ref>[http://www.stgilesonline.org.uk/ Church web site]</ref> before his years as an [[Archdeacon]].
+Born into an ecclesiastical family on 9 August 1908,<ref>His father was [[Canon (priest)|Canon]] ''William Joseph House'', [[Doctor of Divinity|DD]] sometime [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of [[Copford]] ‘House, Ven. Francis Harry’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 2011 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U17171, accessed 16 July 2012]</ref> he was educated at [[St George's School, Harpenden]] and [[Wadham College, Oxford]] and [[ordained]] after a period of study at [[Ripon College Cuddesdon]] in 1937. He was  successively: Assistant Missioner at the [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]] Mission at [[Walworth]]; Travelling Secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation at [[Geneva]] from 1938 to 1940.; [[Curate]] of [[Leeds Parish Church]] from 1940 to 1942;<ref>[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]]1947-48 Oxford, [[OUP]],1947</ref> Overseas Assistant of the [[BBC]] [[Religious Broadcasting]] Department in [[London]] from 1942 to 1944; representative of World Student Relief in Greece from 1944 to 1946; Secretary of the Youth Department [[World Council of Churches]] in [[Geneva]] and the  World Conference of Christian Youth, Oslo in 1946 and 1947 respectively;Head of Religious Broadcasting at the [[BBC]] in [[London]] from 1947 to 1955; Associate General Secretary of the [[World Council of Churches]] in Geneva from 1955 to 1962; and [[Vicar]] of St Giles, [[Pontefract]]<ref>[http://www.stgilesonline.org.uk/ Church web site]</ref> before his years as an [[Archdeacon]].
 He died on 1 September 2004.<ref>''The Ven Francis House'' [[The Times]](London, England),  Tuesday,  September 14, 2004; pg. 33; Issue 68180</ref>
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