Simon Cowling
Simon Charles Cowling (born 1959) has been Dean of Wakefield[1] since 2018.[2]
Education
[edit | edit source]Cowling was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, King's College London and Lincoln Theological College.[3] He was a teacher until his ordination in 1992.
Ministry
[edit | edit source]He served curacies at St Martin, Potternewton, Leeds from 1991 to 1994 and at St Chad, Far Headingley, Leeds from 1994 to 1996; and was Vicar at St Edmund King and Martyr, Roundhay from 1996 to 2007. He was Area Dean of Allerton from 2004 to 2007; Canon Residentiary and Precentor of Sheffield Cathedral from 2007 to 2013; and Rector of Bolton Priory[4] from 2013 until his appointment as dean.[5] He has announced his intention to retire on 31 July 2025.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Cathedral web-site
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External links
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