page_title: Clergy Support Trust
section_title: Officers of the charity
hierarchical_section_title: Clergy Support Trust / Officers of the charity
caption_attribution_description: English: John Dolben, Archbishop of York
context_page_description: Clergy Support Trust is a charity which was formerly known as Sons & Friends of the Clergy. The full official name of the charity is Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen. The present charity resulted from an amalgamation of two Anglican clergy support charities in December 2012. The two parent organisations, the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy and the Friends of the Clergy Corporation, date from 1655 and 1820 respectively. The charity exists to provide financial and other support to serving or retired clergy of the Anglican Communion, with a main focus on clergy in the British Isles. It also provides assistance to clergy widows, children, orphans, and other dependants.
context_section_description: Presidents
  1678 to 1683: John Dolben, Bishop of Rochester and Dean of Westminster
  1683 to 1684: Peter Gunning, Bishop of Ely
  1684 to 1690: Francis Turner, Bishop of Ely
  1690 to 1697: William Lloyd, Bishop of St Asaph
  1697 to 1716: Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury
  From 1716 to 2017 the post of President was always held ex officio by the Archbishop of Canterbury. In November 2017 Archbishop Justin Welby became Honorary President.
  Vice Presidents (usually a senior judge)
  1678 to 1683: Sir Christopher Wren (also held office from 1722 until his death in March 1723)
  1689 to 1696: Sir William Gregory, judge and parliamentarian
  1696 to 1705: Sir Thomas Meres MP (also held office from 1706 to 1707)
  1705 to 1706: Sir Nathan Wright, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
  1723 to 1741: The Hon Sir John Verney, Master of the Rolls
  1741 to 1761: Sir John Willes, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
  1762 to 1778: Sir Sidney Smythe
  1778 to 1806: Sir John Skynner, Chief Baron of the Exchequer
  1806 to 1818: Lord Ellenborough, Lord Chief Justice
  1818 to 1823: Sir Richard Richards, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
  1823 to 1829: Lord Tenterden, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench
  1829 to 1846: Sir Nicholas Tindal, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
  1846 to 1854: Lord Denman, Lord Chief Justice of England
  1854 to 1868: Lord Cranworth, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
  1868 to 1878: Lord Chelmsford, Lord Chancellor
  1878 to 1880: Lord Hatherley, Lord Chancellor
  1880 to 1891: Lord Powis, Conservative peer and great grandson of Clive of India
  1891 to 1899: Lord Herschell, Lord Chancellor
  1899 to 1909: Lord Egerton, Conservative peer
  1909 to 1916: Lord Alverstone, initially Lord Chief Justice
  1916 to 1938: Lord Parmoor, Liberal peer and politician
  1938 to 1945: Lord Ancaster GCVO, Conservative politician
  1945 to 1965: Sir Harry Vaisey, judge and expert on ecclesiastical law
  1965 to 1981: Sir Denys Buckley, later Lord Justice of Appeal
  1981 to 1996: Lord Templeman, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
  1996 to 2004: Lord Lloyd of Berwick, initially a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
  2004 to 2016: Sir John Chadwick, Lord Justice of Appeal from 1997 to 2007
caption: Archbishop John Dolben, first President of the charity following Incorporation by Royal Charter.
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