Philip HeskethEarly life and education
Born in 1964 at Southport, Lancashire, the son of Ronald Hesketh, a kinsman of the Hesketh-Fleetwood baronets, and Jacquline née Matthew,[2][4] he was brought up on the Isle of Man,[5] and educated at St Ninian's High School, Douglas.[4] In 1983, he moved to London and matriculated into King's College London to study divinity.[5] He graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Divinity (BD) degree and the Associateship of King's College (AKC) qualification.[1][2] In 1992, he entered Ripon College Cuddesdon, an Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry.[2] During this time he also undertook postgraduate research at KCL, taking a doctorate of Philosophy (PhD, Londin) in 1984.[2]
Ordained ministry
Hesketh was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1994 then priest in 1995.[2] From 1994 to 1998, he served his curacy at Holy Cross Church, Bearsted, in the diocese of Canterbury.[1][2] Then, from 1998 to 2005, he was Vicar of St Stephen's Church, Chatham, in the Diocese of Rochester.[2]
In 2005, Hesketh was appointed a Canon Residentiary of Rochester Cathedral.[1] When Dr Mark Beach resigned as Dean in January 2015, Hesketh was appointed Acting-Dean.[6] On 26 February 2016, it was announced that he would be the next Dean of Rochester.[1][7][8] He was installed as Dean at Rochester Cathedral during a service on 19 June 2016.[9]
Styles
- The Reverend Dr Philip Hesketh (1994–2005)
- The Reverend Canon Dr Philip Hesketh (2005–2016)
- The Very Reverend Dr Philip Hesketh (2016–2019)
- The Very Reverend Dr Philip Hesketh DL (2019–)
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