Education
Silk was educated at Gillingham Grammar School, Exeter University and Street Stephen"s House, Oxford and ordained in 1960.
Silk was educated at Gillingham Grammar School, Exeter University and Street Stephen"s House, Oxford and ordained in 1960.
His first positions were curacies at Street Barnabas" Gillingham and Holy Redeemer, Lamorbey. He then became the priest in charge of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Blackfen followed by incumbencies at Swanscombe and Beckenham before being appointed the Archdeacon of Leicester, a position he held until he was consecrated as bishop. He was ordained to the diaconate in that church on 15 February 2011 and the priesthood on 18 February 2011.
In June 2012, he was elevated to the rank of monsignor as a Chaplain of His Holiness.