Tim Barker (priest)
Timothy Reed "Tim" Barker (born 18 August 1956) is a British Anglican priest. Since 2015, he has served as the Dean of Guernsey. From 2009 to 2015, he was the Archdeacon of Lincoln in the Diocese of Lincoln.[1]
Early life and education
Barker was born on 18 August 1956.[2] He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, Queens' College, Cambridge and Westcott House, Cambridge.
Ordained ministry
He was ordained in 1981.[3] After a curacy in Nantwich he was Vicar of Norton from 1983 to 1988; and then Runcorn until 1994. He was Chaplain to the Bishop of Chester from 1994 to 1998. In that year he became Vicar of Spalding, a post he held for 9 years.[4]
It has been announced that Barker is to resign his archdeaconry "in the autumn" (2015) in order to become Dean of Guernsey.[5]
References
- ↑ Diocesan web-site
- ↑ Find the best
- ↑ Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
- ↑ ‘BARKER, Ven. Timothy Reed’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2013 ; online edn, Dec 2013 accessed 17 Oct 2014
- ↑ Diocese of Lincoln — The Archdeacon of Lincoln is to become the Dean of Guernsey (Accessed 4 September 2015)
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arthur John Hawes |
Archdeacon of Lincoln 2009 to 2015 |
Succeeded by Gavin Kirk |
| Preceded by Paul Mellor |
Dean of Guernsey 2015 to present |
Incumbent |
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