Graeme Knowles

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Archdeacon of Portsmouth (1993–1999)
Orders
Ordination1974 (deacon); 1975 (priest)[1]
Consecration4 December 2003[2]
Personal details
Born (1951-09-25) 25 September 1951 (age 72)
Woburn, Bedfordshire[1]
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsStan & Grace[1]
SpouseSusan[1]
Alma materKing's College London

Graeme Paul Knowles

Anglican bishop. He served latterly as the Acting Dean of St Edmundsbury, having previously served as Bishop of Sodor and Man and as Dean of St Paul's
.

Biography

Knowles was educated at

St Augustine's College, Canterbury
.

Knowles served a curacy at St Peter-in-Thanet in

Archdeacon of Portsmouth
in 1993 and held the post until 1999.

Knowles was

David Hope, Archbishop of York at York Minster on 4 December 2003 and installed at Peel Cathedral on 17 January 2004.[2] He became Dean of St Paul's in 2007 in succession to John Moses who retired in 2006.[6]

Knowles was installed as

Letters Patent were issued on 20 September 2007.[7] He resigned from St Paul's on 1 November 2011 as a result of the reactions to the Chapter's resolution to evict the Occupy London protesters from cathedral land.[8]

Knowles is also an honorary chaplain in the Royal Naval Reserve[9] and a patron of the Burgon Society.[10]

After leaving St Paul's, Knowles retired to

Sons of the Clergy, a charity supporting the families of Anglican clergy.[12]

On 11 January 2023, Knowles was installed as Acting Dean of Chichester [13] following the departure of Stephen Waine. The Diocese of Chichester had earlier announced that Knowles would take up the role until April 2023.[14]

Styles

  • The Reverend Graeme Knowles (1974–1981)
  • The
    Venerable
     Graeme Knowles (1993–1999)
  • The
    Very Reverend
     Graeme Knowles (1999–2003)
  • The
    Right Reverend
     Graeme Knowles (2003–2012)
  • The
    CVO
    (2012–present)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "City of London Festival - Page 2 of 2". 1 March 2014. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Bishop's enthronement date set". Isle of Man Today. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  3. ^ "No. 60063". The London Gazette. 17 February 2012. p. 3201.
  4. ^ "No. 55351". The London Gazette. 29 December 1998. p. 14037.
  5. ^ "No. 57108". The London Gazette. 10 November 2003. p. 13821.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "No. 58459". The London Gazette. 26 September 2007. p. 13909.
  8. ^ "St Paul's Dean Graeme Knowles resigns over protests". BBC News. 31 October 2011.
  9. ^ "No. 58752". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 July 2008. p. 9835.
  10. ^ "The Burgon Society: Latest News and Events". Archived from the original on 13 May 2007.
  11. ^ St Edmundsbury – A warm welcome for Principal and Assistant Bishops
  12. ^ "Festival Choirs and Preachers". Clergy Support Trust.
  13. ^ "Yesterday the Right Reverend Graeme Knowles was installed as Acting Dean of Chichester". Chichester Cathedral on Facebook. 12 January 2023.
  14. ^ "A statement from the Bishop of Chichester". Diocese of Chichester. 15 December 2022.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Archdeacon of Portsmouth

1993–1999 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Dean of Carlisle
1999–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Noël Jones
 Bishop of Sodor and Man
2003–2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Dean of St Paul's
2007–2011 		Succeeded by
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