Vernon Nicholls, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vernon Nicholls

British bishop

Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1917

Place of Birth: Truro, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Feb-1996

Profession: priest

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Vernon Sampson Nicholls (1917–1996) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1974 to 1983.He was born in Truro on 3 September 1917 and educated at Truro School and Durham University.
He studied for ordination at Clifton Theological College, was ordained in 1941, and held Curacies at Bedminster Down, Bristol, and at Liskeard in Cornwall.
He was a temporary Chaplain to the Forces from 1944 to 1946.
Later he was Vicar of Meopham then Rural Dean of Walsall.
From 1967 to 1974 he was Archdeacon of Birmingham when he was elevated to the Episcopate.
From 1980 he was also Dean of the newly created Peel Cathedral — he was installed as such in the service where it was raised to cathedral status, on All Saints' day (1 November 1980).
He died on 2 February 1996 in Stratford-on-Avon.