Nicholas Frayling

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The Very Reverend

Nicholas Frayling

KStJ
Dean of Chichester
Church Church of England
Diocese Diocese of Chichester
In office2002 to 2014
Predecessor John Treadgold
Successor Stephen Waine
Other post(s)Rector of Liverpool (1987–2002)
Orders
Ordination1971 (deacon)
1972 (priest)
Personal details
Born
Nicholas Arthur Frayling

(1944-02-29) 29 February 1944 (age 78)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Denomination Anglicanism
Education Repton School
Alma mater University of Exeter
Cuddesdon College

Nicholas Arthur Frayling KStJ (born 29 February 1944) is a British Church of England priest. From September 2002 to February 2014, he served as the Dean of Chichester.

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Early life and education

Frayling was born on 29 February 1944 in South London, England. [1] His father, Major Arthur Frederick Frayling, OBE (1910–1993), [2] late of the Royal Army Service Corps, [3] was chairman of the Hudson's Bay fur auction house in London and of the International Fur Trade Federation; [4] his mother, Barbara Kathleen ("Betty"), daughter of record and audio equipment store owner Alfred Imhof, was a driver in international car rallies, and won the RAC Rally with her brother, Godfrey Imhof, in 1952. [5] [6] [7] [8] His brother, Christopher, is a British educationalist and writer.

Frayling was educated at Repton School, an independent school in Repton, Derbyshire. He studied theology at the University of Exeter, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1969. He trained for ordination at Cuddesdon College, an Anglican theological college near Oxford. [9]

Ordained ministry

Frayling was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1971 and as a priest in 1972. From 1971 to 1974, he served his curacy at St John's Church, Peckham, in the Diocese of Southwark. He then served as Vicar of All Saints Church, Tooting, which is also in the Diocese of Southwark. [9]

In 1983, Frayling moved to the Diocese of Liverpool where he served as a canon residentiary and the Precentor of Liverpool Cathedral. [10] Then, from 1987 to 2002, he was Rector of Liverpool and as such was rector of the Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas. [9] [11] In 1989, he was appointed an honorary canon of Liverpool Cathedral. [9]

In September 2002, Frayling became Dean of Chichester. [12] It was announced in September 2013 that he would retire from full-time ministry in the following year. [13] He subsequently retired on 28 February 2014. [14]

Views

In July 2013, Frayling held a public talk at Chichester Cathedral on the issue of same-sex marriage, as part of the annual Chichester Festivities. He expressed his view on homosexuality as being "not a choice, but a given". [15]  

Frayling is a vocal supporter of interfaith relations and political reconciliation. He has lectured on these subjects in Switzerland, Ireland, the United States, and Israel/Palestine. [11]

Later life

Since 1 May 2014, Frayling has served as Dean of the Priory of England and the Islands of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (commonly known as the Order of Saint John). [9] [16] As such, he is also a trustee of St John Ambulance. [16] [17]

Other

Nicholas Frayling is a former trustee of the Institute for Food, Brain and Behaviour [18] and a former Chairman of its predecessor organisation Natural Justice.

A 2012 portrait of Frayling, one of 12 heads of Contributors to British Sculpture [19] was exhibited at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 2013. [20]

Honours

In 2001, Frayling was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree by the University of Liverpool. [21] In 2003, he was appointed an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University. [9] He was granted the Freedom of the City of Chichester in 2014. [22] Frayling was appointed Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ), in April 2020. [23]

Selected works

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References

  1. ↑ Who's Who 2012 – Frayling, Nicholas Arthur
  2. ↑ "Obituary: Arthur Frayling". Independent.co.uk . 11 March 1993.
  3. ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, 23 August 1940, p. 5146
  4. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Christopher Frayling". Bbc.co.uk. 7 November 2003. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Debrett's People of Today, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 2006, p. 573
  6. ↑ Contemporary Authors, Scot Peacock, ed. Pamela Dear, Gale, 2001, p. 158
  7. ↑ Darren Galpin. "1952 Miscellaneous Rallies". Dlg.speedfreaks.org. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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  13. ↑ "Appointments". Church Times. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Hundreds attend Two Special Services to Mark the Retirement of the Dean of Chichester: The Granting of the Freedom of the City of Chichester and a Farewell Evensong". Chichester Cathedral. 4 February 2014.
  15. ↑ Joseph Patrick McCormick (13 July 2013). "Dean of Chichester: Being gay is 'not a choice but a given'". PinkNews.co.uk.
  16. 1 2 "The Very Reverend Nicholas Frayling to become Dean of The Priory of England and The Islands of the Order of St John". Chichester Cathedral. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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