Background
FURLONG, ROBERT was born on May 20, 1916 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
FURLONG, ROBERT was born on May 20, 1916 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Harvard (Bachelor of Arts, 1937). Akron University (Bachelor of Laws, 1944).
He was ordained deacon in 1939 and priest in 1940 and began his career with curacies at Holy Trinity, Gravesend and St. Nicolas' Church, Guildford. In 1944 he joined the Royal Navy as a chaplain serving until 1971 when he became vicar of Whitchurch. In 1977 he was appointed Dean of Gibraltar, a post he held until 1982.
He died on 15 September 2002.