Fred Secombe

Rev. Frederick Thomas Secombe (born 31 December 1918 in Swansea, Wales, UK), an older brother of Sir Harry Donald Secombe. A graduate of St David's College, Lampeter. An ordained deacon and priest in The Church in Wales, serving his first assistant curacy in South Wales, later as a vicar. He later moved to St. Mary's Church, Hanwell, as Rector, in west London and was appointed Prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral, London. He is the author of several light hearted and humorous books based on his experiences as a newly ordained priest in South Wales.^[1]

Novels

• How Green was my Curate (1989)
• A Curate for all Seasons (1990)
• Goodbye Curate (1992)
• Hello Vicar! (1994)
• A Comedy of Clerical Errors (1995)
• The Crowning Glory (1996)
• Pastures New (1997)
• The Changing Scenes of Life (1998)
• Mr. Rural Dean (2000)
• Two Vandals and a Wedding (2001)

References

1. Larsen, David L. (November 2007). Oracles and Odysseys of the Clergy: Images of the Ministry in Western Literature. AuthorHouse. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-4343-3079-6. Retrieved 31 August 2010.