Ken Riley (priest)

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The Very Reverend

Ken Riley

OBE
Church Church of England
Diocese Dean of Manchester
In office1993–2005
Predecessor Robert Waddington
Successor Rogers Govender
Orders
Ordination1964 (deacon)
1965 (priest)
Personal details
BornKenneth Joseph Riley
(1940-06-25) 25 June 1940 (age 85)
Died19 October 2025(2025-10-19) (aged 85)
Denomination Anglicanism

Kenneth Joseph Riley, OBE (25 June 1940 - 19 October 2025) was the Dean of Manchester in the last decade of the 20th century and the first of the 21st. [1]

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Early life and education

Riley was born on 25 June 1940 in Flint, Flintshire, Wales. [2] He was educated at Holywell Grammar School in Holywell, Flintshire. [3] He studied music at Aberystwyth University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1961. [2] [3] He then matriculated in to Wycliffe Hall, Oxford to train for ordination. [4] He also studied theology at Linacre College, Oxford, graduating with a further BA in 1964. [3]

Ordained ministry

Riley was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1964 and as a priest in 1964. [5] He began his ministry as a curate at Emmanuel Church, Fazakerley. [6] After this he was chaplain at Brasted Place College, [7] then Oundle School and finally Liverpool University. From 1987 to 1993 he was precentor at Liverpool Cathedral when he was elevated to the deanery in Dean of Manchester. [8] In the 2003 New Year Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to the community in Manchester". [9] He retired in 2005, and made Dean Emeritus. [3]

Personal life

In 1968, Riley married Margaret. Together they had two daughters. [3]

He died in 2025, aged 85. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Debretts
  2. 1 2 RILEY, JANE (23 October 2025). "Obituary for the Very Revd Kenneth Joseph Riley OBE MA". Diocese of Liverpool. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Article Riley, Very Rev. Kenneth Joseph, (25 June 1940–19 Oct. 2025), Dean of Manchester, 1993–2005, now Emeritus". Who Was Who . Oxford University Press. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2022-23. London: Church House Publishing. 2021. p. 663. ISBN   978-0-7151-1184-0.
  5. ↑ "Kenneth Joseph Riley" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  6. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0
  7. ↑ Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black ISBN   978-0-7136-8555-8
  8. ↑ National Archives
  9. ↑ "No. 56797". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2002. pp. 9–12.
  10. ↑ "Church Times, Deaths 31 October 2025" . Retrieved 20 November 2025.
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