A RETIRED vicar and father of three teenage children has been found dead at his home.

The Reverend Terrence King, 69, was found hanging in his home, in Abbey Street, Clifton, York.

Mr King retired to York three years ago after serving as a vicar in Wakefield for 20 years.

A spokesman for the Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, said: "Dr Hope has been informed of Mr King's death and was shocked and saddened to hear of it."