parish priest

The church, which was dedicated on October 24, 1878, was founded by William Lewis, who was at that time the Perpetual Curate of Ystradyfodwg.

It was built in 1779 and the Bronte family lived in the building for just over 40 years from 1820 to 1861 when Patrick Bronte held the position of perpetual curate at the church.

He or she is Rector of Alston, Priest-in-charge of Nenthead, Perpetual Curate and titular vicar of Garrigill and Vicar of Knarsdale and Kirkhaugh.

Baptist minister Robert Hall ordained the scriptures as diminishing the returns of "despotism" (33) Humphrey Price, Perpetual Curate of Christ Church, Need-wood Staffordshire, actively supported the Kidderminster Weavers' Strike of 1828 (100ff).

Another is Joanne Shattock's description of how John Blackwood dealt with her over the publishing of 'The Perpetual Curate' in Blackwood's Magazine in 1863.

Ordained in 1815, the year of Waterloo, he served various curacies in Ireland and the south of England, then in 1822 was admitted as perpetual curate of All Saints, Lower Brixham in South Devon (population 4,000) which he held for 25 years until his death.