Trevor Reader

Trevor Alan John Reader is an eminent Anglican priest: the current Archdeacon of Portsdown. [1]

Born on 3 August 1946,[2] he was educated at Portsmouth Polytechnic. He was a Research assistant then a Lecturer there until 1986; after which he studied for ordination at Salisbury and Wells Theological College. [3] He was an Assistant Curate at St Mary, Alverstoke from 1986 to 1989 and then Priest in charge at St Mary, Hook-with-Warsash until 1998. He was Priest in charge of Holy Trinity, Blendworth, with St Michael and all Angels, Chalton with St Hubert, Idsworth and Diocesan Director of Non-Stipendiary Ministry until 2003 when he became Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight, a post he held until his current appointment in 2006.

Notes

  1. ^ Diocese of Portsmouth web site
  2. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
  3. ^ Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0715180886
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Kenneth Mervyn Lancelot Hadfield Banting
Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight
February 2003– November 2006
Succeeded by
Caroline Baston
Preceded by
Christopher Lowson
Archdeacon of Portsdown
2006–
Succeeded by
Current incumbent