Patricia Hillas

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The Reverend Canon

Patricia Hillas
Canon Residentiary of Westminster (2021-)
Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons (2019-)
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseRoyal Peculiar
In office2021–present
Other post(s)Canon Pastor at St Paul's Cathedral (2014–2019)
Priest-in-Charge of St Mary-at-Hill (2019-2021)
Orders
Ordination2002 (deacon)
2002 (priest)
Personal details
Born1966 (age 55–56)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Patricia Dorothy Hillas (born 1966) is a Church of England priest. She has been appointed as the Priest-in-Charge of St Mary-at-Hill, City of London, and Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons, succeeding Rose Hudson-Wilkin.[1] She was previously the Canon Pastor at St Paul's Cathedral.[2] In April 2021 she was appointed by HM The Queen to serve as fourth Canon Residentiary of Westminster. The installation was on 9 May 2021 in Westminster Abbey.

Early life[]

Hillas was born in 1966[3] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to an Indian mother and a British father. She moved to the UK with her family in 1971.[2] She trained as a social worker, before ordination in 2002. She completed a MSc in conflict resolution and mediation in the 2010s.[4]

Career[]

Before Hillas' ordination she was a youth and social worker specialising in supporting those diagnosed with HIV and AIDS.[5]

She was ordained deacon in 2002 and priest in 2003. She served her curacy (2002 to 2005) at the Kensal Rise Team Ministry. From 2005 to 2014 she was vicar of St Barnabas Northolt Park. From 2014 until 2020 she was Canon Pastor at St Paul's Cathedral.[6]

In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, Hillas led a team supporting the families of victims.[1]

On 13 May 2021, she led a short service to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Parliament in World War II.[7]

Personal life[]

Hillas has been married to Andrew Hillas, who is head of the youth offending service for Southwark.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Rev Canon Patricia Hillas named as new Speaker's Chaplain - News from Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Speaker's Statement - Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Patricia Dorothy Hillas". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. ^ "New Canon Pastor appointed at St Paul's - St Paul's Cathedral". www.stpauls.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. ^ "New chaplain to speaker of the House of Commons announced". www.premier.org.uk.
  6. ^ "Canon Patricia Dorothy HILLAS". www.crockford.org.uk.
  7. ^ "In pictures: Commons marks 80 years since WW2 bombing". BBC News. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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