Nicholas Frayling

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Nicholas Arthur Frayling KStJ (born 29 February 1944) is a British Church of England priest. From September 2002 to February 2014, he served as the Dean of Chichester.

Early life and education

Frayling was born on 29 February 1944 in South London, England.[1] His father, Major Arthur Frederick Frayling, OBE (1910–1993),[2] late of the Royal Army Service Corps,[3] was chairman of the Hudson's Bay fur auction house in London and of the International Fur Trade Federation;[4] his mother, Barbara Kathleen ("Betty"), daughter of record and audio equipment store owner Alfred Imhof, was a driver in international car rallies, and won the RAC Rally with her brother, Godfrey Imhof, in 1952.[5][6][7][8] His brother, Christopher, is a British educationalist and writer.

Frayling was educated at

theological college near Oxford.[9]

Ordained ministry

Frayling was

Diocese of Southwark. He then served as Vicar of All Saints Church, Tooting, which is also in the Diocese of Southwark.[9]

In 1983, Frayling moved to the

honorary canon of Liverpool Cathedral.[9]

In September 2002, Frayling became Dean of Chichester.[12] It was announced in September 2013 that he would retire from full-time ministry in the following year.[13] He subsequently retired on 28 February 2014.[14]

Views

In July 2013, Frayling held a public talk at Chichester Cathedral on the issue of same-sex marriage, as part of the annual Chichester Festivities. He expressed his view on homosexuality as being "not a choice, but a given".[15] 

Frayling is a vocal supporter of

interfaith relations and political reconciliation. He has lectured on these subjects in Switzerland, Ireland, the United States, and Israel/Palestine.[11]

Later life

Since 1 May 2014, Frayling has served as Dean of the Priory of England and the Islands of the

Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (commonly known as the Order of Saint John).[9][16] As such, he is also a trustee of St John Ambulance.[16][17]

Other

Nicholas Frayling is a former trustee of the Institute for Food, Brain and Behaviour[18] and a former chairman of its predecessor organisation Natural Justice.

A 2012 portrait of Frayling, one of 12 heads of Contributors to British Sculpture[19] was exhibited at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 2013.[20]

Honours

In 2001, Frayling was awarded an

Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University.[9] He was granted the Freedom of the City of Chichester in 2014.[22] Frayling was appointed Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ), in April 2020.[23]

Selected works

  • Pardon and Peace: Making of the Peace Process in Ireland

References

  1. ^ Who's Who 2012 – Frayling, Nicholas Arthur
  2. Independent.co.uk
    . 11 March 1993.
  3. ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 23 August 1940, p. 5146
  4. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Christopher Frayling". Bbc.co.uk. 7 November 2003. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. ^ Debrett's People of Today, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 2006, p. 573
  6. ^ Contemporary Authors, Scot Peacock, ed. Pamela Dear, Gale, 2001, p. 158
  7. ^ Darren Galpin. "1952 Miscellaneous Rallies". Dlg.speedfreaks.org. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  8. ^ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c65dd81af46834afd07e40a/t/6101719d5429cb3846af66e4/1627484583109/lives+retold+frayling+christopher.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ a b c d e f "FRAYLING, Very Rev. Nicholas Arthur". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Number10.gov.uk » Deanery of Chichester". www.number10.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008.
  11. ^ a b "Dean of Chichester". Worksop Priory. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  12. ^ "The Dean – The Very Reverend Nicholas Frayling". Chichester Cathedral. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
  13. ^ "Appointments". Church Times. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Hundreds attend Two Special Services to Mark the Retirement of the Dean of Chichester: The Granting of the Freedom of the City of Chichester and a Farewell Evensong". Chichester Cathedral. 4 February 2014.
  15. ^ Joseph Patrick McCormick (13 July 2013). "Dean of Chichester: Being gay is 'not a choice but a given'". PinkNews.co.uk.
  16. ^ a b "The Very Reverend Nicholas Frayling to become Dean of The Priory of England and The Islands of the Order of St John". Chichester Cathedral. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  17. ^ "The Priory Council of Trustees". St John Ambulance. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  18. ^ "INSTITUTE FOR FOOD, BRAIN AND BEHAVIOUR, registered charity no. 517817". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  19. ISBN 978 0 9558675 1 4
  20. ^ "Yorkshire Sculpture Park". Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  21. ^ "Honorary Graduates of the University" (PDF). University of Liverpool. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  22. ^ "Dean of Chichester to be granted Freedom of the City". Chichester Cathedral. 24 September 2013.
  23. ^ "2483272 | Order of St John | The Gazette". m.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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