George Kenneth Giggall OBE (15 April 1913 – 23 September 1999) was an Anglican bishop.
Biography
Giggall was born on 15 April 1913 and educated at Manchester University. After a period of study at St Chad's College, Durham. He was ordained deacon in 1939 and priest in 1940 and began his ministry as a curate at St Alban's Cheetwood and St Elisabeth's Reddish.
In 1945 he joined the Royal Navy as a chaplain, serving until 1968 when he became Dean of Gibraltar. In 1973 he was appointed Bishop of St Helena, a position he held until 1979. He died on 23 September 1999.
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- Who's Who 1992 “(London, A & C Black ISBN 0-7136-3514-2)
- Ecclesiastical News Trinity Ordination Services, Diocesan Lists The Times Monday, 5 June 1939; pg. 20; Issue 48323; col E
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- "Army, Navy and Air Force Chaplains 1800 to 1960". Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- Deans of Gibraltar Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- University of the Witwatersrand Archived 9 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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| Preceded byGodfrey Worsley | Dean of Gibraltar 1968–1973 |
Succeeded byAmbrose Walter Marcus Weekes |
| Preceded byEdmund Michael Hubert Capper | Bishop of St Helena 1973–1978 |
Succeeded byEdward Alexander Cannan |
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