Keith Hobbs (priest)

Keith Hobbs (1925–18 June 2001) was an Anglican priest and Archdeacon of Chichester

Hobbs was born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. He served in the Royal Navy as a scientist during World War II, after which he attended Exeter College, Oxford, taking a degree in mathematics in 1946. After another period of service in the navy, he went to Wells Theological College to train for ordination in the Church of England.

Hobbs was ordained in 1958 and was an assistant curate of Clewer, Berkshire and, in 1960, moved to St Anne’s Soho. He and his wife, Mary, were both appointed lecturers at the Borough Teacher Training College, where they remained until both were made redundant in 1978. During that time he also assisted at St Stephen’s Church in Gloucester Road, Kensington, where T. S. Eliot worshipped. He then joined the staff of the Bishop of Chichester as a domestic chaplain and, in 1981, was appointed the Archdeacon of Chichester, serving in the post for 10 years until his retirement.

Hobbs married the historian Mary Ruderman in Wolverhampton in 1950. They had three children, one of whom died young.

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Archdeacons of Chichester
High Medieval	Sole archdeacons: Ricoard Henry Roger Robert Senior archdeacons: Henry Seffrid II Matthew of Chichester Peter Richard Archdeacons of Chichester: Silvester William Durand William Walter John Climping John de Reigate Geoffrey de Gates Robert of Wiston
Late Medieval	Gervase of Séez Robert Leyset/de Leycester John Langley Adam de Houton Simon de Bredon Walter de Alderbury John de Sculthorpe John Pipe Robert de Walton Henry Folvyle William Wardene/Wardieu Simon Russell Lambert Threkingham John Thomas William Read Thomas Harlyng John Lindfield/Lyndefeld John Faukes William Walesby William Normanton Simon de Gredon/Gredon John Sprever John Doget Peter Huse/Husy Henry Boleyn John Coke/Cooke
Early modern	Gerard Borrett/Burrell Robert Chapel William Norbury John Worthyall/Worthiall Alban Langdale Richard Tremayne Thomas Spencer John Coldwell Thomas Gillingham John Langworth William Stone Henry Ball Thomas Pattenson Roger Andrewes Laurence Pay James Marsh Henry Hammond Jasper Mayne Oliver Whitby Josiah Pleydell James Barker Thomas Ball Thomas Hollingbery John Buckner
Late modern	Charles Alcock Thomas Taylor Charles Webber Henry Edward Manning James Garbett John Russell Walker Francis Mount Edward Elwes Herbert Jones Benedict Hoskyns Charles Clarke Lancelot Mason Frederick Kerr-Dineen Richard Eyre Keith Hobbs Michael Brotherton Douglas McKittrick Mark Standen & David Twinley (Acting)