Roger Bush (priest)

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Roger Charles Bush (born 22 November 1956) is a British Anglican priest. [1] Having been a parish priest, he was Archdeacon of Cornwall from 2006 to 2012. He was then Dean of Truro, the head of Truro Cathedral in the Church of England's Diocese of Truro, from 2012 to 2022. [2]

Biography

Bush was born on 22 November 1956. [3] He was educated at Fakenham Grammar School, a grammar school in Fakenham, Norfolk. [4] He studied at King's College London, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1978. [5] From 1983 to 1986, he trained for ordination at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. [5] He also studied at the University of Leeds, graduating with a further BA in 1985. [5]

Bush was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1986 and as a priest in 1987. [5] He was a curate at Newbold, Derbyshire [6] before becoming a team vicar in the Parish of the Resurrection, Leicester, and then Rector of Redruth, Cornwall. He was a canon residentiary at Truro Cathedral from 2004 to 2006, [7] when he became Archdeacon of Cornwall. [8] On 22 September 2012, he was instituted Dean of Truro. [9] He retied from full-time ministry at the end of September 2022. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Number Ten
  2. ↑ Cathedral website
  3. ↑ "Bush, Very Rev. Roger Charles, (born 22 Nov. 1956), Dean of Truro, since 2012". Who's Who 2020 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Very Revd Roger Charles BUSH". The Church of England Year Book. Church House Publishing. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Roger Charles Bush" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN   0-7151-8088-6
  7. ↑ "Bush, Roger Charles" . Who's Who . Vol. 2019 (1 December 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 27 January 2019.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. ↑ BBC News
  9. ↑ Truro Cathedral Press Release – New Dean
  10. ↑ "Announcement from the Dean". Truro Cathedral. 7 August 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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