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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Religion |
| Occupation | Catholic Priest, in the Ordinariate of O.L.W |
| Location | Salisbury from Jan 2017, Wiltshire: Clifton Diocese, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | Married to Jane for more than fifty glorious years. Daughter Nicola lives in S Wales with husband Chris and our grandson Huw; and runs her own business (recycling for farms). Son Matt completed a doctorate at Lancaster University - this after running the King's Arms in the centre of Oxford. He's was married to Helen in 2016, they live in Lancaster. A parish priest in the CofE for 27 years. Rector of Farncombe, Surrey, for 11, Vicar of Hessle, Hull for 9. Principal of S Stephen's House, Oxford 87-95, then Bishop of Richborough (a 'flying bishop') in Canterbury Province until retirement to Lymington in 2001. Now after 50 years of Anglican ministry, a Priest of the Ordinariate in the Catholic Church. Moving to Salisbury and ready to help out with the Ordinariate Group at Bishopdown.. |
| Interests | Gardening, gardening and gardening, Maintaining friendships, Praying for the Church of England, Painting - in Acrylic, mostly, Trying to learn Italian. |
| Favorite movies | Some Like it Hot, The Actor, Strictly Ballroom, Pygmalion, Babe, Passolini's 'The Gospel according to St Matthew', This Happy Breed, A Matter of Life and Death |
| Favorite music | Puccini - provided I have a good supply of handkerchiefs. A good deal of (mostly Italian) Opera. Recent discovery (to my surprise) Wozzeck - in a great WNO production. Most disliked: Wagner (on the strength of a dreadful ENO production of Parsifal!) |
| Favorite books | Alice in Wonderland, and Through the Looking Glass. Cobbett's Rural Rides |