Andrew Zihni

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Andrew Stephen Zihni
Dean of Gloucester
Church Church of England
Diocese Gloucester
In officeApril 2023 – present
Predecessor Stephen Lake
Orders
Ordination2003 (priest)
Personal details
Born
Andrew Zihni

(1977-02-04) 4 February 1977 (age 48)
Denomination Anglicanism
Alma mater

Andrew Stephen Zihni (born 4 February 1977) is a Hong Kong-born British Anglican priest. Since 2023, he has served as Dean of Gloucester.

Life and career

Zihni was born on 4 February 1977 in Hong Kong, [1] and grew up there before moving to the United Kingdom with his family. [2] [3]

He was educated at Merton College, Oxford and trained for priesthood at St Stephen's House, Oxford. He served as a curate in the parishes of Goldthorpe and Hickleton in the Diocese of Sheffield, and was ordained as a priest in 2003. In 2006, he became Minor Canon and School Chaplain at St George's Chapel, Windsor. In 2014, he became Assistant Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Southwark and Honorary Minor Canon at Southwark Cathedral, also serving as Priest Vicar at Westminster Abbey from 2018. In January 2021, he became Canon Precentor of Southwark Cathedral. [1] [4]

After his appointment as Dean of Gloucester was announced on 19 January 2023, he was installed as Dean on 23 April. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Zihni, Very Rev. Andrew Stephen" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. "Andrew Stephen Zihni". Companies House. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Andrew Zihni installed as the 39th Dean of Gloucester". Gloucester Cathedral. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  4. "Appointment of the Dean of Gloucester: 19 January 2023". UK Government. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Gloucester
2023–
incumbent