Background
Whitehead, Denys Gordon was born on July 13, 1922 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. Son of Arthur Milton and Muriel Avis (Gordon) Whitehead.
Whitehead, Denys Gordon was born on July 13, 1922 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. Son of Arthur Milton and Muriel Avis (Gordon) Whitehead.
Bachelor, University of Oxford, England, 1949; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, England, 1952.
Teacher, Royal Merchant Navy School, Wokingham, England, 1941-1942;
assistant priest, St. Swithun's Church, Sheffield, England, 1952-1955;
assistant priest, Rawmarsh Parish, Rotherham, England, 1955-1957;
inter-collegiate secretary, Student Christian Movement, Manchester, England, 1957-1960;
assistant priest, St. Michael's Church, Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia, 1960-1961;
travelling secretary, Student Christian Movements in Control Africa, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia, 1962-1966;
team leader, Christian Education Team, Diocese of Zambia, Lusaka, 1966-1972;
mgr Christian Literature Outreach, Christian Council of Zambia, Lusaka, 1972-1977;
vocations adviser, Zambia Anglican Council, Lusaka, 1977-1979;
priest in charge, Livingstone (Zambia) Anglican Parish, 1980-1989;
retired, 1990. Chairman Student Christian Movement, Theological Colls. Department, London, 1950-1952.
Member General Council Student Christian Movement of Great Britain and Ireland, 1951-1952, 57-60. Founder Church Book Svc. Zambia Anglican Council.
Governor David Livingstone Teachers College, Livingstone, Zambia, 1963-1989. Archdeacon of Southern Province, Livingstone, 1980-1989. Member standing committee Diocese of Zambia, Lusaka, 1980-1989, honorary canon Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lusaka, since 1990.
Chairman Livingstone Prisoners' Aid Society, Livingstone, 1980-1984. Treasurer Livingstone Primary Sch Parent-Teachers Association, 1981-1985. Founder Livingstone Consumers Protective Association, 1981-1985.
Member Southern Province Welfare Assistance Committee, Livingstone, 1982-1989, Livingstone Society for the Handicapped, 1982-1989, Livingstone Residents' Association, since 1994. Captain British Army, 1942-1946. Member Servas Zambia (national secretary).
Married Margaret Yates, July 11, 1965. Children: Peter, Ruth, Clare, Timothy.