| Honorific-Prefix: | The Rt Revd |
| Gavin Reid | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | BA(Hons) |
| Bishop of Maidstone | |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Canterbury |
| Term: | 1992–2001 |
| Predecessor: | David Smith |
| Successor: | Graham Cray |
| Other Post: | Honorary assistant bishop in St Edmundsbury & Ipswich (2008–present) Consultant Missioner, CPAS (1990–1992) |
| Ordination: | 1960 (deacon); 1961 (priest) |
| Consecration: | 1992 |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 1934 |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Parents: | Arthur and Jean Guthrie |
| Spouse: | Mary Smith (m. 1959) |
| Children: | Two sons, one daughter |
| Profession: | Author |
| Alma Mater: | London (Queen Mary and King's) |
Gavin Hunter Reid OBE (born 24 May 1934) was the Bishop of Maidstone from 1992 until 2001.[1] Primary school : part educated at Blackheath and Kidbrooke C of E school.
Reid was educated at The John Roan School in Greenwich and King's College London. Ordained deacon in 1960 and priest in 1961,[2] after a curacy at St Paul's East Ham[3] he served in a succession of administrative posts for the Church Pastoral Aid Society before his ordination to the episcopate. He is a prolific author and his works include The Gagging of God (1969), A New Happiness (1974), To Reach a Nation (1987), Our Place in his Story (1994) and To Canterbury with Love. He was awarded the OBE in 1999[4] for his contribution to the Millennium celebrations. He retired[5] to Beccles in 2001 and is an assistant bishop in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.[6]