Piers Henry Michael Grant-Ferris, British priest. Recipient Gold award British Amateur Swimming Association, 1967. Member school governor Saint Joseph"s ComprehensiveSch., Workington, Cumbria, 1979-1989, Saint Anne"s Junior School Leyalnd and Lancanshire, 1989.; Served to Lieutenant Irish Guards, 1951-1954.; Member Order of Malta (chaplain 1980).
Background
Grant-Ferris, Piers Henry Michael was born on April 9, 1933 in Birmingham, Midlands, Great Britain. Son of RobertGrant and Florence (De Vine) Harvington. Diploma education, Strawberry Hill, Middlesex, 1960.
Novice Monastic Order Saint Benedict, Ampleforth Abbey, Yorkshire, England, 1955, solem profession, 1959, priest, 1964.
Education
Assistant priest Parish of Workington (Cumbria, England), 1977-1989, Parish of Leyland, Lancanshire, England, 1989. Form master Gilling Castle Preparatory School Yorkshire, 1965-1975. School chaplain Saint Joseph"s Roman Catholic Comprehensive School, Cumbria, Workington, 1979-1989, Saint Mary"s High School, Leyland and Lancanshire, 1989.
Career
Novice Ampleforth Abbey Monastic Order St. Benedict, Yorkshire, England, 1955, solemn profession Ampleforth Abbey England, 1959, priest Ampleforth Abbey, 1964. Assistant priest Parish of Workington, Cumbria, England, 1977—1989, Parish of Leyland, Lancashire, England, 1989—1993. Form master Gilling Castle Prep School, Yorkshire, 1965—1975.
School chaplain St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Comprehensive School, Cumbria, Workington, 1979—1989, St. Mary's High School, Leyland and Lancashire, 1989—1993. School chaplain Chapel Fold St. Joseph's Brindle, Hoghlon, 1993—1998. School chaplain Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Grace, Northallerton, 1998—2002, Ampleforth Abbey York, since 2002.
Member school governor St. Joseph's Comprehensive School, Workington, Cumbria, 1979-1989, St. Anne's Junior School Leyalnd and Lancanshire, 1989-1993.
Membership
Member school governor Saint Joseph"s ComprehensiveSch., Workington, Cumbria, 1979-1989, Saint Anne"s Junior School Leyalnd and Lancanshire, 1989. Served to Lieutenant Irish Guards, 1951-1954. Member Order of Malta (chaplain 1980).
Clubs: Kandahar Ski (Silver K award 1954), Alpine Ski, Achille Ratti Climbing, Alpine.