Edward Yarnold


Father Edward Yarnold S.J. was a prominent Jesuit theologian and Master of Campion Hall from 1965 to 1972 at the University of Oxford in England.

Life

Yarnold was born 14 January 1926 in Kingston-upon-Thames, and brought up in Leeds, where he attended St Michael's College.
In 1943 Yarnold became a member of the Society of Jesus in St Beuno's, North Wales. He then studied classics at Campion Hall in Oxford and philosophy and theology at Heythrop College. In 1960 Yarnold was ordained as a priest, and then taught Latin and Greek at his former school, St Michael's. In 1964 he returned to the University of Oxford and from 1965 he held the office of Master of Campion Hall for 12 years till 1972.
He died in Oxford on 23 July 2002.

Functions

In 1981 Yarnold was awarded the Cross of St Augustine by the Archbishop of Canterbury for his contribution to ecumenism.