Paul Wright (Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley)

Paul Wright (born 12 February 1954) is a British Anglican priest who has been the Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley (in the Church of England Diocese of Rochester) since 2003.[1]

Paul Wright
Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley
Diocese	Diocese of Rochester
In office	December 2003 – present
Predecessor	Garth Norman
Orders
Ordination	1979 (deacon); 1980 (priest) by David Say
Personal details
Born	12 February 1954
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Cecil & Bessie
Spouse	Jill ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	3
Alma mater	King's College London

Education and family

Paul Wright was born the son of Cecil Edwin John Wright and Bessie Wright, and read theology at King's College London (gaining the Bachelor of Divinity {BD} and Associate of King's College {AKC} in 1978).[2] That same year, he started training for ministry at Ripon College Cuddesdon; he later graduated Master of Theology (MTh) from Heythrop College, London in 1990, and Doctor of Ministry (DMin) from the University of Wales, Lampeter in 2009.[3] He married Jill Rayner in 1981 and they have three children; Wright became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) in 2016.[2]

Ministry

He was made a deacon at Petertide 1979 (24 June)[4] and ordained a priest the Petertide next (22 June 1980) by David Say, Bishop of Rochester, at Rochester Cathedral.[5] He served curacies at St George's Church, Beckenham (1979–1983) and in Richmond (St Mary Magdalene, St Matthias and St John the Divine; 1983–1985), where he was chaplain of Christ's School.[3]

Wright became Vicar of Gillingham, Kent (St Augustine) in 1985, until his move to Crayford in 1990, where he served as Rector until 1999: while there, he was additionally Rural Dean of Erith (1993–1997) and an honorary canon of Rochester Cathedral since 1998.[3] He next served as Vicar of Sidcup[2] until his collation in December 2003[6] as Archdeacon of Bromley & Bexley. In that role, he has also additionally been Bishop's Adviser for Inter-Faith Concerns (2011–2015), priest-in-charge of Bromley Common (2012–2015)[3] and of St Augustine, Slade Green (since 2016).[2]

References

1. "Announcements", The Times (London, England), 5 December 2003, p. 49.
2. "Wright, Paul". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 26 October 2016. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
3. "Paul Wright". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
4. "Petertide ordinations". Church Times (#6079). 6 July 1979. p. 17. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 January 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
5. "Petertide ordinations". Church Times (#6125). 4 July 1980. p. 5. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 12 January 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
6. "Archdeacon Paul Wright". Diocese of Rochester. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2019.