Berkeley Cole
Archdeacon of Loughborough
In office
1953–1963
Archdeacon of Leicester
In office
1963–1973
Personal details
Born(1913-10-20)20 October 1913
Died19 July 1996(1996-07-19) (aged 82)
SpouseMabel Grace née Chapman

The Venerable (Ronald) Berkeley Cole[1] (1913–1996) was an eminent Anglican priest and author in the first half of the mid 20th century.

After an earlier career as a Registrar with the London County Freehold and Leasehold Properties Ltd he was ordained in 1943.[2] He began his career with a curacy in Braunstone after which he was Succentor of Leicester Cathedral. He was Vicar of St Philip, Leicester from 1950 to 1973.[3] He was Archdeacon of Loughborough from 1953 to 1963 and of Leicester from then until 1980.[4] His last post was as Rural Dean of Reps.

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  1. ^ Leicestershire Villages – Good Old Days at Fleckney
  2. ^ “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
  3. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
  4. ^ University of Leicester