Paul Wright (Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley)

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Paul Wright
Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley
DioceseDiocese of Rochester
In officeDecember 2003 – present
PredecessorGarth Norman
Orders
Ordination1979 (deacon); 1980 (priest)
by David Say
Personal details
Born (1954-02-12) 12 February 1954 (age 68)
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsCecil & Bessie
Spouse
Jill
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(m. 1981)​
Children3
Alma materKing's College London

Paul Wright (born 12 February 1954) is a British Anglican priest who has been the Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley (in the Church of England Diocese of Rochester) since 2003.[1]

Education and family[]

Paul Wright was born the son of Cecil Edwin John Wright and Bessie Wright, and read theology at King's College London (gaining the Bachelor of Divinity {BD} and Associate of King's College {AKC} in 1978).[2] That same year, he started training for ministry at Ripon College Cuddesdon; he later graduated Master of Theology (MTh) from Heythrop College, London in 1990, and Doctor of Ministry (DMin) from the University of Wales, Lampeter in 2009.[3] He married Jill Rayner in 1981 and they have three children; Wright became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) in 2016.[2]

Ministry[]

He was made a deacon at Petertide 1979 (24 June)[4] and ordained a priest the Petertide next (22 June 1980) by David Say, Bishop of Rochester, at Rochester Cathedral.[5] He served curacies at St George's Church, Beckenham (1979–1983) and in Richmond (St Mary Magdalene, St Matthias and St John the Divine; 1983–1985), where he was chaplain of Christ's School.[3]

Wright became Vicar of Gillingham, Kent (St Augustine) in 1985, until his move to Crayford in 1990, where he served as Rector until 1999: while there, he was additionally Rural Dean of Erith (1993–1997) and an honorary canon of Rochester Cathedral since 1998.[3] He next served as Vicar of Sidcup[2] until his collation in December 2003[6] as Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley. In that role, he has also additionally been Bishop's Adviser for Inter-Faith Concerns (2011–2015), priest-in-charge of Bromley Common (2012–2015)[3] and of St Augustine, Slade Green (since 2016).[2]

It has been announced that he is to retire effective 31 March 2022.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Announcements", The Times (London, England), 5 December 2003, p. 49.
  2. ^ a b c d "Wright, Paul". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 26 October 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ a b c d "Paul Wright". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 6079. 6 July 1979. p. 17. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 January 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 6125. 4 July 1980. p. 5. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 January 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. ^ "Archdeacon Paul Wright". Diocese of Rochester. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Resignations and Retirements (Archdeacon retires)". Church Times. No. 8289. 28 January 2022. p. 32. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 1 February 2022 – via UK Press Online archives.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley
2003–present 		Incumbent
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