The Very Reverend Ronald Ragsdale Sargison AKC

Associate of King's College

The Associateship or Associate of King's College award has been the degree-equivalent qualification of King's College London since 1833. It is the original qualification that the College awarded to its students since, not being a university, it could not award a degree.Since 1909, only students...

 was the Dean

Dean (religion)

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 of St George's Cathedral

St. George's Anglican Cathedral

St. George's Anglican Cathedral in Georgetown, Guyana is one of the tallest wooden churches in the world, at a height of .St. George's was designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield and opened on 24 August 1892. The building was completed in 1899...

, Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown, estimated population 239,227 , is the capital and largest city of Guyana, located in the Demerara-Mahaica region. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River and it was nicknamed 'Garden City of the Caribbean.' Georgetown is located at . The city serves...

 from 1957 to 1961. Born in 1910 he was ordained in 1932 after a period of study at Wells Theological College

Wells Theological College

Wells Theological College began operation in 1840 within the Cathedral Close of Wells Cathedral. In 1971 it merged with Salisbury Theological College, the students moved to Salisbury, and the new institution became known as the Salisbury & Wells Theological College, now Sarum College.The official...

 and began his career with curacies

Curate

A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...

 at St. Catharine's Church, Nottingham

St. Catharine's Church, Nottingham

St. Catharine's Church, Nottingham was a parish church in the Church of England in Nottingham.-History:St. Catharine's was built in 1896 by Robert Clarke. It was situated on the St. Ann's Well Road....

, and St. Martin's Church, Sherwood

St. Martin's Church, Sherwood

St. Martin's Church is a grade II listed Church of England parish church in Sherwood, Nottingham.-Incumbents:*Revd Edward Lysons*Revd William Willatt 1955*Revd Timothy Tyndall 1960*Revd Ian Gatford 1975*Revd Christopher Gale 1984...

. From 1942 to 1946 he was a Chaplain to the Forces

Chaplain

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. In 1947 he was appointed Priest in Charge

Priest in charge

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 of St. John the Evangelist, Carrington

Church of St. John the Evangelist, Carrington

St. John the Evanglist, Carrington is a parish church in the Church of England in Carrington, Nottingham.The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.-History:...

 after which he was Vicar

Vicar

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 of Kneesall

Kneesall

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 and then Ossington

Ossington

Ossington is a village in the county of Nottinghamshire, England 7 miles north of Newark on Trent.It is centred around the site of Ossington Hall, the ancestral home of the Denison family. The house was demolished in 1964 and all that remains are a few out-buildings and the private chapel which...

, a post he held until his appointment to the Deanery

Dean (religion)

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 of St George's Cathedral Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown, estimated population 239,227 , is the capital and largest city of Guyana, located in the Demerara-Mahaica region. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River and it was nicknamed 'Garden City of the Caribbean.' Georgetown is located at . The city serves...

 . Returning to England he held incumbencies

Vicar

In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...

 at Balham

Balham

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, Hawthorn, County Durham

Hawthorn, County Durham

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 and (his final post) Trimdon

Trimdon

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