Background
Frayling was born on 29 February 1944 in South London, England.
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Nicholas Frayling
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He was educated at Repton School, an independent school in Repton, Derbyshire. He studied theology at the University of Exeter, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor) degree in 1969.
Career
From September 2002 to February 2014, he served as the Dean of Chichester. He trained for ordination at Cuddesdon College, an Anglican theological college near Oxford. From 1971 to 1974, he served his curacy at Street John"s Church, Peckham in the Diocese of Southwark.
He then served as Vicar of All Saints Church, Tooting which is also in the Diocese of Southwark.
In 1983, Frayling moved to the Diocese of Liverpool where he served as a Canon Residentiaryand the Precentor of Liverpool Cathedral. Then, from 1987 to 2002, he was Rector of Liverpool and as such was Rector of the Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas.
In 1989, he was appointed an Honorary Canon of Liverpool Cathedral. In September 2002, Frayling became Dean of Chichester.
lieutenant was announced in September 2013 that he would retire from full-time ministry in the following year.
He subsequently retired on 28 February 2014. Views Since 1 May 2014, Frayling has served as Dean of the Priory of England and the Islands of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Street John of Jerusalem (commonly known as the Order of Saint John). As such, he is also a trustee of Street John Ambulance.
Nicholas Frayling is a former trustee of the Institute for Food, Brain and Behaviour and a former Chairman of its predecessor organisation Natural Justice.
A 2012 portrait of Frayling, one of 12 heads of Contributors to British Sculpture was exhibited at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 2013.
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In July 2013, Frayling held a public talk at Chichester Cathedral on the issue of equal marriage, as part of the annual Chichester Festivities. He expressed his view on homosexuality as "not a choice, but a given" - a view which is contrary to that of the Anglican Church.
Frayling is a vocal supporter of interfaith relations and political reconciliation. He has lectured on these subjects in Switzerland, Ireland, the United States, and Israel/Palestine.
