Researching Richard Garrard
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1251 people with the Garrard surname? In that year Garrard was ranked number 2368 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Garrard on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Richard Garrard and the Garrard Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1549 people with the Garrard surname in the UK? Garrard is now ranked number 2654 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Richard Garrard
Richard Garrard
Richard Garrard (born 24 May 1937) was the seventh Suffragan Bishop of Penrith in the modern era.
Garrard was educated at Northampton Grammar School and King's College London. Ordained in 1962, he began his career with a curacy in Woolwich and was then successively a chaplain at Keswick Hall College of Education, principal of the Church Army Training College, canon chancellor at Southwark Cathedral, educational advisor to the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and finally (before his elevation to the episcopate) Archdeacon of Sudbury. From 2001-2003 he was the Archbishop of Canterbury's representative to the Holy See and director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. A renowned author, in retirement he continues to minister as an assistant bishop within the Diocese of Norwich.
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