Edward Dowler

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Robert Edward Mackenzie Dowler (born 1967) [1] is a British Anglican priest. Since September 2016, he has been the Archdeacon of Hastings in the Church of England. [2]

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Early life and education

Dowler was born on 28 December 1967 in Highgate, London, England. [3] [4] He was educated at Harrow School, an all-boys independent boarding school in London. [3] He studied at Christ Church, Oxford (BA, 1989), Selwyn College, Cambridge (BA, 1993), Westcott House, Cambridge and Durham University (PhD, 2007). [5] His doctoral thesis was titled "Songs of love: a pastoral reading of St Augustine of Hippo's Enarrations in Psalmos", and his supervisors were Graham Gould and Carol Harrison. [6]

Ordained ministry

Dowler was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1994 and as a priest in 1995. [1] After curacies in London including at Christ Church, Southgate he was on the staff of St Stephen's House, Oxford from 2001 until 2009; then Vicar of Clay Hill until his appointment as archdeacon. [7] He has served as the Archdeacon of Hastings in the Diocese of Chichester since 2016. [8] He additionally became priest-in-charge of St John the Evangelist, Crowborough in 2020. [9]

On 14 May 2024, it was announced that he would be the next Dean of Chichester; [8] his institution has been scheduled for 14 September 2024. [10]

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  1. 1 2 "Robert Edward Mackenzie Dowler" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Chichester Anglican". Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Dowler, Ven. Dr (Robert) Edward (Mackenzie), (born 1967), Archdeacon of Hastings, since 2016". Who's Who 2024 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Ven Dr (Robert) Edward Mackenzie DOWLER". The Church of England Year Book. Church House Publishing. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ↑ ‘DOWLER, Ven. Dr (Robert) Edward (Mackenzie)’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  6. ↑ Dowler, Robert Edward Mackenzie (2006). Songs of love: a pastoral reading of St Augustine of Hippo's Enarrations in Psalmos (PhD thesis). Durham University. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Hastings Observer". Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Appointment of Dean of Chichester: 14 May 2024". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Robert Edward Mackenzie Dowler" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "The Installation of Edward Dowler as Dean of Chichester". Diocese of Chicester. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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Preceded by Archdeacon of Hastings
2016–		Incumbent


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