Anthony Robert Wright, LVO (born 1949) is a retired Church of England priest. He served as Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons from 1998 to 2010. From 2005 to 2010, he was also Sub-Dean and a canon of Westminster Abbey, and Archdeacon of Westminster. In 2010, he retired and was appointed canon emeritus.[1][2]
Robert Wright | |
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Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons | |
Church | Church of England |
See | Royal Peculiar |
In office | 1998 to 2010 |
Predecessor | Donald Gray |
Successor | Rose Hudson-Wilkin |
Other post(s) | Canon of Westminster Abbey (1998–2010) Sub-Dean of Westminster Abbey (2005–2010) Archdeacon of Westminster (2009–2010) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1973 (deacon) 1974 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Robert Wright 1949 (age 74–75) |
Alma mater | Lanchester Polytechnic St Stephen's House, Oxford |
Wright was born in 1949.[3] He studied Modern Studies at Lanchester Polytechnic in Coventry, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1970.[3][4] In 1970, he entered St Stephen's House, Oxford, an Anglo-Catholic theological college, to train for ordination.[3] During this time, he also studied theology at the University of Oxford, and completed a Certificate in Theology (CTh).[4]
Wright was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1973 and as a priest in 1974.[3] From 1973 to 1976, he served his curacy at St Michael and All Angels, Amersham-on-the-Hill in the Diocese of Oxford.[3] He served as further curacy at St Giles' Church, Reading between 1976 and 1978.[4] From 1978 to 1984, he served as priest-in-charge of Holy Trinity Church, Prestwood.[3] He was then the incumbent of St Peter and St Paul's Church, Wantage: first as priest-in-charge (1978–1984) and then as vicar (1987–1992).[3] He was also Rural Dean of Wantage between 1984 and 1992.[3][4]
In 1992, Wright moved from the Diocese of Oxford to the Diocese of Portsmouth.[3] From 1992 to 1998, he was Vicar of Portsea (a parish that includes St Mary's Church, Portsea).[3][4] In 1996, he was made an honorary canon of Portsmouth Cathedral.[3]
From 1998 to 2010, Wright served as Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons and Rector of St Margaret's Church, Westminster.[5] He was additionally a canon of Westminster Abbey from 1998, Sub-Dean of the Abbey from 2005 to 2010, and Archdeacon of Westminster from 2009 to 2010.[3]
In September 2010, Wright retired from full-time ministry and was appointed canon emeritus.[6] Since 2011, he has held Permission to Officiate in the Diocese of Oxford.[3]
In 1970, Wright married Leah Helen Flower. Together they had one son and one daughter.[4]
In the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours, Wright was appointed a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO).[7]
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