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Edward Craddock Ratcliff (16 December 1896 – 30 July 1967) was an English Anglican priest and liturgical scholar. He was Professor of Liturgical Theology at King's College, London (1945–1947), and Ely Professor of Divinity (1947–1958) and Regius Professor of Divinity (1958–1964) at the University of Cambridge.[1]

The Reverend Edward C. Ratcliff
Born	Edward Craddock Ratcliff (1896-12-16)16 December 1896 Streatham, England
Died	30 July 1967(1967-07-30) (aged 70)
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Anglican)
Church	Church of England
Ordained	c. 1922
Academic background
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
Sub-discipline	Liturgics
Institutions	Westcott House Queen's College, Oxford King's College, London St John's College, Cambridge

Works

• The English Coronation Service (1936)
• The Book of Common Prayer: Its Making and Revisions (1949)
• The Coronation Service of Queen Elizabeth II (1953)
• From Uniformity to Unity (1962)

See also

• Book of Common Prayer
• Christian liturgy

References

• Obituary, The Times, July 4, 1967.
• Edward Craddock Ratcliff: A Bibliography of His Published Works (Alcuin Club, 1967)

Academic offices
Preceded by William Telfer	Ely Professor of Divinity 1947 – c. 1958	Succeeded by Stanley Lawrence Greenslade
Preceded by John Burnaby	Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge 1958–1964	Succeeded by Dennis Nineham

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