James Thomas ( 4 September 1918-2005) was Dean of Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington from 1978 to 1985.
Thomas was born on 4 September 1918 in Wales. He was educated at St David's College, Lampeter and Selwyn College, Cambridge; and ordained in 1942 or 1943 (sources differ). After curacies in Amroth and Laugharne he was a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces during World War II. When peace returned, he served a further curacy at Braunton and held incumbencies at Thornthwaite (England), Kensington (New Zealand), Otipua, Riccarton and Auckland. He was Archdeacon of Waitemata from 1972 until 1978. He had arrived in New Zealand in 1955.
He has one son and three daughters. Since 2020, his daughter Susan Thomas has been chief justice of the New Zealand High Court. He died in 2005 (https://ehive.com/collections/4366/objects/143558/photograph-colour-portrait-of-the-very-reverend-james-thomas-third-dean-of-wellington-19781985-in-w)
References
- Blain, Michael. Wellington Cathedral of S Paul: A History 1840–2001
- ^ Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. pp. 628f. ISBN 9780790001302.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980/82 p 1004: Oxford, OUP, 1983 ISBN 0192000101
- Murdoch, Wendy (27 June 2020). "Justice Susan Thomas accentuates the positive from the seat up front". Stuff. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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