Christopher Andrew Lewis
The Very Reverend Christopher Andrew Lewis is Dean of Christ Church, Oxford.
Christopher Lewis was born in 1944.
He was educated at the University of Bristol (BA 1969), Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (PhD 1974), and Westcott House, Cambridge.
He was ordained deacon in 1973 and priest in 1974. He served as Assistant Curate of Barnard Castle 1973-76. From 1976 until 1979 he was both Director of the Oxford Institute for Church and Society and a Tutor at Ripon College, Cuddesdon. He was Senior Tutor at Ripon College, Cuddesdon 1979-81 and Vice Principal 1981-82. He was also Priest-in-charge of Aston Rowant with Crowell from 1978 until 1981. He was Vicar of Spalding from 1982 until 1987, when he was appointed Canon Residentiary of Canterbury Cathedral. He was also Director of Ministerial Training for the Diocese of Canterbury from 1989 until 1994. He was Dean of St Albans Cathedral from 1994 until 2003 and for some time he was Chairman of the Association of English Cathedrals.
In 2003 he was appointed Dean of Christ Church, Oxford.
Sources and Further Information
- Crockford's Clerical Directory (97th edn, London: Church House Publishing, 2001), p. 455
- Announcement on Number 10, Downing Street website
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| Permanent Private Halls | Blackfriars (Regent) Richard Finn • Campion Hall (Master) Peter L'Estrange • Greyfriars (Warden) Nicholas Richardson • Regent's Park College (Principal) Robert Ellis • St Benet's Hall (Master) Leo Chamberlain • St Stephen's House (Principal) Robin Ward • Wycliffe Hall (Principal) Richard Turnbull |
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