Stretton Reeve
Stretton Reeve was Bishop of Lichfield from 1953 until 1 December 1974.
Early life and education
Born into an ecclesiastical family, son of The Reverend Arthur Reeve and his wife Violet Inez Reeve was educated at Brighton College and Selwyn [College, Cambridge]. He rowed for the winning Cambridge eight in the 1930 Boat Race.Ecclesiastical career
Reeve's first post after ordination was as a curate in Putney after which he was Domestic Chaplain to Cyril Garbett as Bishop of Winchester. Subsequently he was Vicar of Highfield, Hampshire. From 1943 he was Vicar and Rural Dean of Leeds and an Honorary Canon of Ripon Cathedral before his elevation to the episcopate as Bishop of Lichfield in 1953.Reeve also served as Chaplain to King George [VI of the United Kingdom|George VI] from 1945 to 1952 and to Queen Elizabeth II 1952 to 1953.