Ken Riley (priest)
Kenneth Joseph Riley | |
|---|---|
| Dean of Manchester | |
| In office 1993–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
Kenneth Joseph "Ken" Riley OBE was the Dean of Manchester in the last decade of the 20th century and the first of the 21st.[2]
Born on 25 June 1940 he was educated at Aberystwyth University and Linacre College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1965 and began his ministry as a curate at Emmanuel Church, Fazakerley.[3] After this he was chaplain at Brasted Place College,[4] then Oundle School and finally Liverpool University. From 1987 to 1993 he was precentor at Liverpool Cathedral when he was elevated to the deanery.[5] He was awarded an OBE in the 2003 New Year Honours List and retired in 2005.[6]
Notes
- ^ Telegraph on-line
- ^ Debretts
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
- ^ Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ^ National Archives
- ^ flickr