Paul Hooper Explained

Paul Denis Gregory Hooper (born 26 April 1952, in Winchester) was Archdeacon of Leeds^[1] from 2012^[2] until 30 October 2016.^[3]

Hooper was educated at Eastbourne College, the University of Manchester and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He was ordained in 1982.^[4]
His posts up to 2012 were

• 1982-84: Curate St George, Leeds
• 1984-87: Diocese of Ripon Youth Officer
• 1987-95: Bishop's Domestic Chaplain, Diocese of Ripon
• 1995-2009: Vicar St Mark, Harrogate
• 2005-2009:Area Dean Harrogate
• 2009-12: Director Clergy Development, Diocese of Ripon and Leeds

Notes and References

1. http://leeds.anglican.org/content/paul-hooper-0 Diocese of West Yorkshire
2. ‘HOOPER, Paul Denis Gregory’, Who's Who 2015, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, November 2014 Accessed 3 November 2015
3. http://www.leeds.anglican.org/content/archdeacon-leeds-retire Diocese of Leeds — Archdeacon of Leeds to retire
4. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]