Stephen Edwards (priest)
Stephen Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Worcester | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Worcester |
| In office | September 2024 – present |
| Predecessor | Peter Atkinson |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1997 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Edwards 1972 (age 52–53) |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Alma mater | |
Stephen Edwards (born June 1972) is a British Anglican priest. Since 2021, he has served as Dean of Worcester.
Life and career
[edit]Edwards was born in June 1972.[1] He was educated at Lancaster University and trained at Westcott House, Cambridge. He served as a curate in the parish of Colwyn Bay in the Diocese of St Asaph, and was ordained priest in 1997. In 1999, he became Priest-in-Charge of Bryn-y-Maen. In 2002, he became Priest-in-Charge at St Agnes, Birch-in-Rusholme, with St John with St Cyprian Longsight, in the Diocese of Manchester. In 2012, he became Team Rector of Wythenshawe, additionally becoming Area Dean of Withington in 2013.[2]
In 2019, he was appointed Residentiary Canon at Worcester Cathedral, and then became interim Dean of Worcester on the retirement of Peter Atkinson in 2023. His permanent appointment as Dean was then announced on 17 June 2024.[2] He was installed as Dean on 15 September.[3]
References
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- ^ "Stephen Michael Edwards". Companies House. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Appointment of Dean of Worcester: 17 June 2024". UK Government. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Stephen Edwards installed as Dean". Church of England Diocese of Worcester. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2025.