Gavin Hunter Reid

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Gavin Hunter Reid was the Bishop of Maidstone from 1992 until 2001 [1]. He was born on 24 May 1934 and educated at Roan School and King's College London. Ordained Deacon in 1960 and Priest in 1961 [2], after a Curacy at St Paul’s, East Ham[3] he served in a succession of administrative posts for the Church Pastoral Aid Society before his elevation to the Episcopate. A prolific author[4], he was awarded the OBE in 1999 [5] for his contribution to the Millennium celebrations. He retired after 9 years[6]and retired to Beccles.

Church of England titles
Preceded by
David James Smith
Bishop of Maidstone
1992 – 2001
Succeeded by
Graham Alan Cray

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Who’s Who 2008 London, A & C Black, 2008 ( ISBN 978-0-7136-7257-6)
  2. ^ Crockford's clerical directory (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0715180886
  3. ^ Parish details
  4. ^ His works include “The Gagging of God”, 1969; ” A New Happiness”, 1974; “To Reach a Nation”, 1987”Our Place in his Story”, 1994; and ”To Canterbury with Love", 2002 Who's Who (Ibid)
  5. ^ OBE award
  6. ^ Succession details