The Bishop of Chichester Installs Two Honorary Canons at Chichester Cathedral

Posted
22nd Jan 2018
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Bishop Martin with the Very Revd Dr John Hall & the Revd Dr Jennifer Strawbridge

The Bishop of Chichester, the Right Revd Dr Martin Warner, installed the Dean of Westminster, the Very Revd Dr John Hall and the Revd Dr Jennifer Strawbridge as Wiccamical Canons, at a special Evensong service, at Chichester Cathedral on Saturday 20th January 2018.

The Very Revd Dr John Hall has taken the Stall of the Prebendary of Bursalis and the Revd Dr Jennifer Strawbridge has taken the stall of the Prebendary of Bargham.

The Very Revd Dr John Hall was installed as the 38th Dean of Westminster in 2006.  Prior to his appointment as Dean, John worked in Westminster from 1998 as the Church of England's Chief Education Officer, with overall responsibility for the Church's strategy, policy and practice in relation to schools, including 5,000 Church of England schools and universities and for the informal education and nurture of children, young people and adults in and through the Church.

The Revd Dr Jennifer Strawbridge is Associate Professor in New Testament Studies at Oxford University and Caird Fellow in Theology at Mansfield College, posts she has held since 2016.  Most recently, she was Chaplain of Keble College for six years.  Jenn has published on the letters of Paul in the early Church, as well as early Christian inscriptions, teaching, education, and doctrine.

 

Posted
22nd Jan 2018
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General