Oliver Fiennes

The Very Revd and Honourable

Oliver Fiennes
The Very Revd and Honourable; Oliver Fiennes
Dean of Lincoln
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Lincoln
In office	1969 to 1989
Predecessor	Michael Peck
Successor	Brandon Jackson
Orders
Ordination	1954
Personal details
Born	Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes; 17 May 1926
Died	8 June 2011 (aged 85)
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglicanism
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	New College, Oxford

Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes^[a] (17 May 1926 – 8 June 2011) was Dean of Lincoln in the latter part of the 20th century.^[1]

Early life and education

He was born on 17 May 1926 into a noble family, the youngest of three sons of Ivo Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 20th Baron Saye and Sele.^[2] He was educated at Eton College and won the Sword of Honour as best overall cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade on 1 September 1945 as a second lieutenant,^[3] but saw no fighting as the Second World War ended soon afterwards.^[4] He subsequently went up to New College, Oxford.^[5]

Ordained in 1954, after a spell as a curate at St Mary Magdalene, New Milton, he became chaplain of Clifton College in 1958. Following this he was rector of Lambeth before his elevation to the deanery.^[6] Described by Trevor Beeson as “the last aristocrat to make his mark on the church",^[7] in retirement he lived near his old Cathedral in Lincoln until his death in June 2011.

^ This British person has the barrelled surname Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, but is known by the surname Fiennes.

^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
^ "Descendants of Mary Tudor, Princess of England". Archived from the original on 22 August 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "No. 37294". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 October 1945. p. 4893.
^ "The Very Rev Oliver Fiennes". Telegraph.co.uk. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
^ "Fiennes, Very Rev. Hon. Oliver William Twisleton-Wykeham-". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Church News New Dean of Lincoln". The Times. No. 57449. London. 3 January 1969. col B, p. 8.
^ Beeson, Trevor (2003). The Bishops. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. ISBN 978-0-334-02916-8.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Michael David Saville Peck	Dean of Lincoln 1969–1989	Succeeded by Brandon Donald Jackson

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High Medieval	Ranulph Simon Bloet Philip of Harcourt Adelelm Geoffrey Richard FitzNeal Hamo Roger de Rolleston William de Thornaco Roger Weseham Henry of Lexington Richard of Gravesend Robert de Mariscis William of Lexington Richard de Mepham John de Maidenstan Oliver Sutton Nicholas de Hegham Philip Willoughby
Late Medieval	Joceline Kirmington Raymond de Got Roger Martival Henry Mansfield Antony Bek William Bateman John de Ufford Thomas Bradwardine Simon Briselee John Stretley Richard Ravenser John Sheppey John Mackworth Robert Flemming George Fitzhugh Geoffrey Simeon Thomas Wolsey John Constable George Heneage John Taylor
Early modern	Matthew Parker Francis Mallet John Whitgift William Wickham Ralph Griffin John Rainolds William Cole Laurence Stanton Roger Parker Anthony Topham Michael Honywood Daniel Brevint Samuel Fuller Abraham Campion Richard Willis Robert Cannon Edward Gee Edward Willes Thomas Cheney William George John Green James Yorke Robert Richardson Richard Cust Sir Richard Kaye
Late modern	George Gordon John Ward Thomas Garnier Francis Jeune James Jeremie Joseph Blakesley William Butler Edward Wickham Thomas Fry Robert Mitchell Colin Dunlop Oliver Fiennes Brandon Jackson Alec Knight Philip Buckler John Patrick (Acting) Christine Wilson Simon Jones (announced)