William MacKennal

The Ven William Leavers MacKennal (2 February 1881 – 20 June 1947) was an eminent Anglican priest in the first half of the 20th century.^[1]

He was educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1908 and held curacies at Great St Mary's, Cambridge and St George, Dunster.^[2] A Chaplain to the Forces from 1915 to 1918, when peace returned he held incumbencies at Compton Martin, Chesterton, Cambridge, Kirkby Lonsdale and Hitchin. He became Archdeacon of Ely in 1942, a post he held until his death.^[3]

References

^ "Obituary – The Ven W. L. MacKennal". The Times, Saturday, 21 June 1947; p. 4; Issue 50793; col F.
^ The Clergy List. London, Kelly’s, 1913
^ Who was Who 1897–2007. London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7

Church of England titles
Preceded by Horace MacCartie Eyre Price	Archdeacon of Ely 1942–1947	Succeeded by Herbert Kirkpatrick

v t e Archdeacons of Ely and of Cambridge
High Medieval (Ely)	Nicholas William Brito William of Lavington Richard FitzNeal Richard Barre Stephen Ridel Adam de Tilneia Giles Robert of Leicester Nicholas of Ely John de Balsham Ralph Walpole John de Oseville Ralph de Foderingeye
Late Medieval (Ely)	Adam Ralph de Fodringhey (again) William Cardinal de Testa Gilbert de Bruer Richard de Bentworth John de Ufford Gaillard Cardinal de la Motte Stephen de Ketelbergh Bernard de Caulason James de Beaufort Nicholas Cardinal Roselli de Tarragona Androynus Cardinal de la Roche Edward Burnell John Crischirch Thomas de Pattesele Thomas Dalby Thomas Ferriby Richard Clifford Adam Mottrum John Welbourne John Metford Richard Wetheryngesete John Stokes Richard Bole Richard Robinson Thomas Morton
Modern (Ely)	Thomas Alcock Nicholas Hawkins Thomas Thirlby Richard Cox Henry Cole John Boxall John Warner Robert Wisdom John Parker John Palmer Robert Tinley Daniel Wigmore Edmund Mapletoft Bernard Hale Thomas Wren Barnabas Oley William Saywell Richard Bentley Robert Eyton Charles Plumptre Richard Watson Henry Browne Charles Hardwick William Emery William Cunningham Horace Price William MacKennal Herbert Kirkpatrick Michael Carey John Long David Walser Jeffrey Watson John Beer (retitled Archdeacon of Cambridge)
Cambridge	John Beer (previously Archdeacon of Ely) Alex Hughes

v t e Diocese of Ely
Ely Cathedral Isle of Ely Bishop's House, Ely (since 1941) Bishop Woodford House Bishop's Palace, Ely (15th century – 1941) Ely Palace, Holborn (1290–1772) Ely House, Mayfair (1776–1908)
Office holders	Dagmar Winter, Acting Bishop of Ely and Bishop suffragan of Huntingdon AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Mark Bonney, Dean of Ely Alex Hughes, Archdeacon of Cambridge Richard Harlow, Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Ely (c. 1106 – ren. 2006) Archdeacon of Bedford (1837–1914; moved to Diocese of St Albans) Archdeacon of Wisbech (1915 – c. 2004; merged into Huntingdon {& Wisbech})

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