Background
Parfitt was born on 24 May 1911, educated at Street John"s College, Oxford and ordained in 1935.
Parfitt was born on 24 May 1911, educated at Street John"s College, Oxford and ordained in 1935.
Street John"s College.
He began his ordained ministry with curacies in New Mills and Rugby. During World World War II he was a chaplain in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. In 1946 he became vicar of Street Andrew"s Derby and in 1950 (his last post before his ordination to the episcopate) the Rural Dean of Derby. Returning to England he was rector of Matlock until his retirement in 1980.
He died on 10 December 1984.