Donald Allchin was librarian of Pusey House, Oxford, from 1960 to 1969, a residentiary canon of Canterbury Cathedral from 1973 to 1987, and programme director of the St Theosevia Centre for Christian Spirituality in Oxford from 1987 to 1996.
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Donald Allchin was educated at Westminster School, then an all-boys public school in London.
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Donald Allchin then studied modern history at Christ Church, Oxford, and he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951: as per tradition, his BA degree was promoted to a Master of Arts in 1955.
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Donald Allchin was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1956 and as a priest in 1957.
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Donald Allchin was a visiting lecturer at the General Theological Seminary, an Episcopal seminary in New York, in 1967 and in 1968.
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Donald Allchin left Pusey House in 1969 to become an independent theologian.
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Donald Allchin held a number of visiting academic appointments during this time: at Catholic University of Lyon in 1980, at the Trinity Institute of Trinity Church, New York City in 1983, and at Nashotah House, Wisconsin in 1984.
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In 1987, Donald Allchin left Canterbury Cathedral to become programme director of the St Theosevia Centre for Christian Spirituality in Oxford.
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Donald Allchin retired from the St Theosevia Centre in 1994.
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In retirement, Donald Allchin held a licence to officiate in the Diocese of Canterbury from 1994 to 1997, and permission to officiate in the Diocese of Bangor from 1997 to 2010.
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Donald Allchin had been a member of the Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius since he first attended university; this is a Christian society founded to foster relations between the Anglican and Orthodox traditions.
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Donald Allchin worked closely with another member of that fellowship, H A Hodges, in the study of Welsh literature, in particular the work of Ann Griffiths.
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On 23 December 2010, Donald Allchin died in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; he was aged 80.