Bob Cooper (priest)
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Robert Gerard "Bob" Cooper (born 26 July 1968)[1] is the Archdeacon of Sunderland, honorary canon of Durham Cathedral and canon of Musoma Cathedral in Mara, Tanzania.[2][3][4]
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Archdeacon of Sunderland | |
Church | Church of England |
Province | York |
Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
In office | April 2018 – present |
Predecessor | Stuart Bain |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1993 (deacon) 1994 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Gerard Cooper (1968-07-26) 26 July 1968 (age 55) |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Spouse |
Kate (m. 1991) |
Children | 4 |
Education | Blue Coat School, Oldham |
Alma mater | UCW Aberystwyth, Lincoln Theological College, University of Nottingham |
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He was formerly Area Dean of Pontefract and Vicar of St Giles' Church, Pontefract.[5]
He held parish ministry positions in the former Dioceses of Ripon and Leeds and Wakefield (now the Diocese of Leeds) and was a school chaplain in Leeds before spending a year as a chaplain in a school in Essex. He has been visiting Mara, Tanzania since 2000.
He was elected to General Synod of the Church of England by the Diocese of Leeds.[6][7][8][9]