Robert Grimley | |
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Dean of Bristol | |
Church | Church of England |
In office | 1997–2009 |
Predecessor | Wesley Carr |
Successor | David Hoyle |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1968 (deacon) 1969 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert William Grimley 26 September 1943
Derby,
Derbyshire, England |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Residence | Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] |
Robert William Grimley (born 26 September 1943) is a Church of England priest. He was Dean of Bristol from 1997 to 2009. [2]
Grimley was born on 26 September 1943 in Derby, England, [3] [4] the son of William Bracebridge Grimley and Gladys Mary née Draper. [5]
After schooling at Derby School, an all-boys grammar school in Derby, [3] Grimley matriculated in Christ's College, Cambridge; there, he studied Part I of the Mathematical Tripos before switching to theology for Part II. [4] He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1966; his BA was promoted a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree in 1970. [6] In 1966, he entered Ripon Hall, Oxford, an Anglican theological college. [6] While training for ordination, he also studied Oriental studies (specifically Hebrew, Aramaic and Syriac) at Wadham College, Oxford. [4] He graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA degree in 1968; this was promoted to an MA (Oxon) degree in 1976. [6]
Grimley was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1968 and as a priest in 1969. [6] His first post was as an Assistant Curate at St John, Radlett (1968–72); he then served as curate of St Mary's Church Moseley, Moseley, until 1974, when he was Vicar of St. George's Church, Edgbaston (1984–97). [5] He was Dean of Bristol from 1997 to 2009. [6]
He retired from full-time ministry in 2009. In 2010, he was granted permission to officiate in the Diocese of Oxford. [6] Since 2010, he has served as an honorary chaplain at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. [7]
On 3 December 2004, Grimley was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (Hon DLitt) by the University of the West of England. [4] On 15 July 2009, he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (Hon LLD) by the University of Bristol. [1]
Grimley married Joan Elizabeth Platt in 1968. They have had two sons and one daughter. [5] One of their sons, Matthew, is now a Fellow and Mark Reynolds Tutor in History at Merton College, Oxford, where he specialises in the history of twentieth-century Britain with a focus on public morality after World War II, and religious and national identity after World War I. [1] [8]
Robert Grimley | |
---|---|
Dean of Bristol | |
Church | Church of England |
In office | 1997–2009 |
Predecessor | Wesley Carr |
Successor | David Hoyle |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1968 (deacon) 1969 (priest) |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert William Grimley 26 September 1943
Derby,
Derbyshire, England |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Residence | Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] |
Robert William Grimley (born 26 September 1943) is a Church of England priest. He was Dean of Bristol from 1997 to 2009. [2]
Grimley was born on 26 September 1943 in Derby, England, [3] [4] the son of William Bracebridge Grimley and Gladys Mary née Draper. [5]
After schooling at Derby School, an all-boys grammar school in Derby, [3] Grimley matriculated in Christ's College, Cambridge; there, he studied Part I of the Mathematical Tripos before switching to theology for Part II. [4] He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1966; his BA was promoted a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree in 1970. [6] In 1966, he entered Ripon Hall, Oxford, an Anglican theological college. [6] While training for ordination, he also studied Oriental studies (specifically Hebrew, Aramaic and Syriac) at Wadham College, Oxford. [4] He graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA degree in 1968; this was promoted to an MA (Oxon) degree in 1976. [6]
Grimley was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1968 and as a priest in 1969. [6] His first post was as an Assistant Curate at St John, Radlett (1968–72); he then served as curate of St Mary's Church Moseley, Moseley, until 1974, when he was Vicar of St. George's Church, Edgbaston (1984–97). [5] He was Dean of Bristol from 1997 to 2009. [6]
He retired from full-time ministry in 2009. In 2010, he was granted permission to officiate in the Diocese of Oxford. [6] Since 2010, he has served as an honorary chaplain at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. [7]
On 3 December 2004, Grimley was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (Hon DLitt) by the University of the West of England. [4] On 15 July 2009, he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (Hon LLD) by the University of Bristol. [1]
Grimley married Joan Elizabeth Platt in 1968. They have had two sons and one daughter. [5] One of their sons, Matthew, is now a Fellow and Mark Reynolds Tutor in History at Merton College, Oxford, where he specialises in the history of twentieth-century Britain with a focus on public morality after World War II, and religious and national identity after World War I. [1] [8]