Peter Atkinson (priest)

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Peter Gordon Atkinson (born 26 August 1952) is a British retired Anglican priest. He served as Dean of Worcester from 2007 to 2023. [1] [2]

Biography

He was born on 26 August 1952. [3] He studied at St John's College, Oxford, graduating with aBachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1974: as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Maste of Arts (MA Oxon) degree in 1978. [4] [5] He trained for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge, a liberal Anglo-Catholic theological college. [5]

Atkinson was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1979 and as a priest in 1980. [6] His first post was a curacy in Clapham after which he was priest-in-charge of St Mary, Tatsfield. [7] He was then rector of Holy Trinity, Bath, [8] last principal of Chichester Theological College, and rector of Lavant. [9] After this he was a canon residentiary at Chichester Cathedral before his decanal appointment. On 18 November 2014 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Worcester. He retired effective 25 August 2023. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Official Notification of appointment Archived 2009-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Cathedral web-site
  3. ↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black ISBN   978-0-7136-8555-8
  4. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0
  5. 1 2 "Atkinson, Very Rev. Peter Gordon, (born 26 Aug. 1952), Dean of Worcester, 2007–23". Who's Who 2024 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Peter Gordon Atkinson" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Church details Archived 2009-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ List of Rectors Archived 2008-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Church guide
  10. ↑ "The Dean of Worcester Retires After 16 Years" (PDF). Worcester Cathedral. 17 August 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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