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Chaplain-General of Prisons

Church of England ecclesiastical office

Summary

Church of England ecclesiastical office

The Chaplain-General of Prisons is the head of the Church of England's chaplaincy to prisons. He is also an ex officio member of the House of Clergy of the General Synod.

Chaplains-general

:Smith was the first chaplain-general.

  • 1946-1961 Hugh Smith
  • 1962–1980 (res.): Leslie Lloyd Rees
  • 1981–1985 (res.): Percy Ashford (first Archdeacon to the Prison Service, 1982–1985){{Who's Who | access-date = 17 March 2014 :The post of archdeacon to HM Prisons was created in 1982 and consistently held by the CG.
  • 1986–1993 (res.): Keith Pound{{Crockford | access-date = 17 March 2014
  • 1993–2001 (ret.): David Fleming (also Archdeacon of Prisons){{Who's Who | access-date = 17 March 2014
  • 2001–2011 (ret.): William 'Nobby' Noblett (also Archdeacon to HM Prisons){{Who's Who | access-date = 17 March 2014
  • 2014–2018 (ret.):Mike Kavanagh, Head of Chaplaincy, has been Chaplain-General and Archdeacon since 2013, but was licensed on 13 October 2014.
  • October 2018present James Ridge

References

References

  1. {{London Gazette. (1 January 1963)
  2. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10171904/The-Rt-Rev-Leslie-Lloyd-Rees.html The Telegraph – Obituaries, Leslie Lloyd Rees] (Accessed 17 March 2014)
  3. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-the-ven-percy-ashford-1182404.html?cmp=ilc-n The Independent – Obituary: Percy Ashford] (Accessed 17 March 2014)
  4. [https://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2013/11/bishop-of-rochester-to-be-next-bishop-of-prisons.aspx Church of England – Bishop of Rochester to be next Bishop of Prisons] (Accessed 17 March 2014)
  5. [http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2014/10/archbishop-welby-licenses-prison-chaplain-general.aspx Anglican Communion News Service – Archbishop Welby licenses Prison Chaplain-General] (Accessed 29 October 2014)
  6. "UK news in brief".
  7. "Prison Chaplain-General to preach on Prisons Sunday".
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