Roger Royle

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Roger Royle
Born
Roger Michael Royle

(1939-01-30) 30 January 1939 (age 84)
Cardiff, Wales
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Education St Edmund's School Canterbury
Alma mater King's College London
St Boniface Missionary College, Warminster
Occupation(s)Priest and broadcaster
Known forPresenting Sunday Half Hour on BBC Radio 2 (1990–2007)

Roger Michael Royle (born 30 January 1939) is a British Anglican priest and broadcaster. He is known for having presented the Sunday Half Hour programme on BBC Radio 2 for 17 years from 1990 to 2007. [1]

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Early life and education

Royle was born on 30 January 1939 in Cardiff, Wales. [1] [2] His father, Reginald, was vicar of St Saviour's church in Splott, Cardiff. His father died when Royle was 14 months old, and the family then moved to the Penylan area of the city. [1]

Royle was educated at Marlborough Road and Roath Park primary schools in Cardiff. [1] He then continued his education in England, attending St Edmund's School, then an all-boys private school in Canterbury, Kent, which was run by the Clergy Orphan Corporation. [2] He studied theology at King's College London, graduating with an Associateship of King's College (AKC) qualification (equivalent to an ordinary degree) in 1961. [2] [3] He then undertook a year of training at St Boniface Missionary College, Warminster, in preparation for ordination. [1]

Ordained ministry

Royle was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1962 and as a priest in 1963. [3] From 1962 to 1965, he served his curacy at St Mary's Church, Portsea, Portsmouth, in the Diocese of Portsmouth. [2] Then, from 1965 to 1968, he served as senior curate at St Peter's Church, Morden, London, in the Diocese of Southwark. [2] [3] Following his curacies, he moved to Southwark Cathedral where he served as succentor for the next three years. [2]

In 1971, Royle moved to the Diocese of Oxford where he was appointed to his first incumbency. [3] From 1971 to 1974, he served as priest-in-charge of St James the Less, Dorney, and warden of the Dorney Eton College Project. [4] Between 1974 and 1979, he served as Conduct (IE the senior chaplain) of Eton College, an all-boys public school near Windsor, Berkshire. [3] [5]

After leaving Eton in 1979, Royle moved to London. There, he held a licence to officiate in the Diocese of Southwark from 1979 to 1990. [3] He was chaplain to Lord Mayor Treloar College, a special school for disabled children and young people, between 1990 and 1992. [2] During this appointment, he was also an honorary curate of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Froyle, in the Diocese of Winchester. [3] From 1993 to 1999, he was an honorary canon and chaplain of Southwark Cathedral. [2] He has held a permission to officiate in the Diocese of Southwark since 1999 and has been retired since 2004. [3]

Media career

Royle has been a presenter on a number of television series:

Royle's BBC career has also included presenting:

He appeared on Pause for Thought on Terry Wogan's Radio 2 weekday show and writes a weekly column for Woman's Weekly .


Retirement

On 4 March 2007, Royle said that he would be standing down from his longstanding position on Radio 2 presenting Sunday Half Hour , despite this he continued appearances on Pause for Thought on occasional weekday mornings.[ citation needed ] He also continued to present his Christmas Day early morning show on Radio 2 until 2017.

On 23 October 2014, Royle accepted the position of patron to mental health charity Being Alongside, formerly the Association for Pastoral Care in Mental Health (APCMH).

Legacy

Eugene Kelly of The Vaselines used the alias 'The Very Reverend Roger Royle' in the 1980s, a reference to Royle.

Honours

In 1992, Royle was awarded a Lambeth Master of Arts (MA) degree in recognition of his work in the media. [2]

Published works

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Why Rev Roger Royle was Ross's nightmare". Wales Online . 24 September 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "ROYLE, Rev. Canon Roger Michael". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Roger Michael Royle" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Past Vicars and Rectors". Benefice of Eton with Eton Wick, Boveney and Dorney. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Appointment of Conduct" (PDF). Eton College. November 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016. The Provost invites applications from ordained members of the Anglican clergy to take up the post of Conduct (Senior Chaplain) at the College.

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