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Bishop of Knaresborough; Provost of Sheffield
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Birth:
15 February 1908
Death:
11 April 1979
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Education:
Jesus College
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Biography
John Howard Cruse (known as Howard; 15 February 1908 – 11 April 1979) was Bishop of Knaresborough from 1965 to 1972.
Cruse was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge and studied for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxfordbefore curacies at Southall and Folkestone. From 1936 until 1949 he held incumbencies at Harrow and Cambridge, followed by a 16-year stint asProvost of Sheffield.In 1965 he was appointed Suffragan Bishop of Knaresborough where he remained until his retirement. He married twice: firstly in 1942 Ethne Sterling-Berry; and after her death in 1977 Violet Briscoe.