Chad Varah CH CBE
(1911-2007)

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and Companion of Honour (from 1999)

Died aged 95

Edward Chad Varah CH CBE (12 November 1911 – 8 November 2007) was a British Anglican priest and social activist from England. In 1953, he founded the Samaritans, the world's first crisis hotline, to provide telephone support to those contemplating suicide.

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Commemorated on 4 plaques

In St. Stephen Walbrook on 2 November 1953 The Samaritans were founded by Dr. Chad Varah rector 1953-2003

Walbrook, London, United Kingdom where they worked and founded

Rev. Dr. Chad Varah CH CBE ME was vicar of Holy Trinity Blackburn from 1942-1949 He founded The Samaritans in 1953

105 New Park Street, Blackburn, United Kingdom where they worked

Chad Varah founder of the Samaritans was born in this building in 1911

The Old Vicarage, Beck Hill, Barton-upon-Humber, United Kingdom where they was born (1911)

Chad Varah Founder of "The Samaritans to Befriend the Suicidal" and of Befrienders International, was born in Lincolnshire in 1911, studied at Lincoln Theological College 1933-35, and was curate of St Giles Lincoln 1935-38.

Chad Varah House, Drury Lane, Lincoln, United Kingdom where they worked