Education
King"s College London.
president priest Boniface Missionary
King"s College London.
Having trained for the priesthood at King"s College London and Street Boniface Missionary College, Warminster, he served as a priest in the Diocese of Manchester until becoming Rector of Liverpool in 1974. He was for several years an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (a military form of chaplain to the Queen) through his involvement with the Territorial Army In 1970 he was awarded the Territorial Decoration (Territorial Decoration). He was later appointed to the Royal Household as a chaplain to the Queen.
In 1987 he was appointed a canon of Westminster and Speaker"s Chaplain.
His role within the Westminster Chapter was that of Rector of Saint Margaret"s, Westminster. That role and that of Speaker"s Chaplain have been practically, though not necessarily, combined for some years.
He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Manchester in 1984 and is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and of the Royal Historical Society.