Clive Dytor
The Reverend Clive Dytor MC (born 1956) was the headmaster of The Oratory School, Woodcote, near Reading, Berkshire, England.[1] A former Church of England clergyman who became a Roman Catholic (like Cardinal Newman who founded the school), he is an MA of both Oxford (theology) and Cambridge (oriental studies) universities.
Education
Dytor was educated at Christ College, Brecon, where he was both a prefect and a member of the Ist XV.[clarification needed] He was well regarded[who?] for his work ethic, sense of humour and mild eccentricities. He played a leading role in school life and flourished in the Christ College environment which rewarded scholastic and sporting endeavour. Years later he was appointed to the Board of Governors.
Dytor's time as an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge included playing rugby at College and Varsity level, and rowing for the College, winning his oar in his first year.
Life and career
Dytor was born in Cardiff. He served with distinction in the Falklands War, being decorated with the Military Cross for gallantry in action during the Battle of Two Sisters.[2] On the night of 11/12 June 1982, 45 Commando Royal Marines launched a silent night attack against strongly held enemy positions on the craggy hill feature of Two Sisters, ten kilometres to the west of Port Stanley on the island of East Falkland. Initially they progressed onto Two Sisters undetected. However, a fierce fight ensued once they were detected. At the height of the fighting Dytor and his troop were pinned down by enemy fire, he encouraged his troop forward and personally led the assault on a strong enemy machine gun position.[3]
On completing his service with the Royal Marines, he trained for the priesthood in the Church of England at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and became chaplain of Tonbridge School. He was married on 17 August 1985 to Sarah Payler. He later became a Roman Catholic and as a layman became a housemaster at St Edward's School, Oxford, prior to his appointment as Head Master of the Oratory School, Reading, where he was in office from 2000 to 2015.He stepped down from his post at the age of 58after walking the Camino de Santiago from the Pyrenees to the Atlantic.[4]
After a break from work, he took up a position as junior master at Bruern Abbey , a specialist school for severely dyslexic boys.In that period, he discerned a calling to the Catholic Priesthood and was accepted for Seminary formation in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, studying a part-time bespoke course at St. Mary's College, Oscott since 2018.[5]
He was ordained deacon at Oscott on 9 December 2019 by Bishop Mark Davies.[6]and is due to be ordained to the sacred Priesthood in 2020, exactly 30 years after entering the Anglican ministry.
References
- ^ Graham Turner (1 February 2003). "Faith in the future". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ Ford, Roger; Tim Ripley (2001). The whites of their eyes: close-quarter combat. Brassey's. p. 255. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ Oakley, Derek (1989). The Falklands military machine. Spellmount. p. 165. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ Head decides to quit after walking old pilgrims’ trail dated 3 Nov 2014 at henleystandard.co.uk, accessed 3 May 2019
- ^ https://www.vocations.org.uk/clive.html
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/pg/oscottcollege/posts/
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Heads of schools in England
- Anglican priest converts to Roman Catholicism
- English Roman Catholics
- People educated at Christ College, Brecon
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- Royal Marines Commando officers
- Royal Navy personnel of the Falklands War
- 20th-century Church of England clergy
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Alumni of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford